There are all kinds of drinking problems. You indicated yours was while drinking alone. Mine was while drinking with others. One might even try to classify by choice of poison - wine, beer, whiskey or vodka. Not saying that what you propose is impossible - however, to me it sounds like some of the controlled drinking experiments many of us had before deciding to quit altogether: switching to wine instead of Scotch, drinking only after a full stomach, alternating drinks with a glass of water, drinking only at home, drinking only outside the home, drinking only after work, or only on the weekends ... I'd say the odds are heavily against you and the penalty for being wrong pretty damned steep.