Awesome post! Thanks so much for sharing! I am doing many of the same things as you. I also gave up politics and TV....am eating healthy, taking care of my home, thinking positively and reading lots of books (you might like "the power of the subconscious mind").
I did give up cold Turkey but I drank longer and more heavily than you and I smoked pretty heavily as well...the two went together so I had to quit both to quit one.
One thing that I did was negative association with alcohol. Basically whenever I think about drinking I remind myself in exacting detail of how it feels to get sick from alcohol. I can't even smell alcohol today without gagging...that might help you on your rare drinking occurrences.
I really like what you said about one size does not fit all people. We are all unique and our solutions to our alcohol issues are also unique.
Thanks again!