Why yes you could. Could be white knuckling it the other waking hours.
I guess you could call it "control" I call it rationalizing. These ploys are common amongst alcohlics - like switching drink of choice to less high alcohol, only drinking on the weekends, etc. Perhaps the person is trying to prove to themselves that they gotta handle on it- I think more often than not it is to "prove" to their SO or family that they "don't have a problem".
I would consider drinking 16 ounces or more of liquor in a 1 to 2 hour sitting binge drinking.