Weening was def not the answer for me - although I did kid myself that it might be for a while (funny - I always tended to decide that it might work just at the start of a weekend) If I could have cut down or reliably just stopped after a couple, then drinking wouldn't be an issue anyway - those first few were rarely enough. They just served to add fuel to my little alcoholic pilot light. Same as I wouldn't advise a sex addict to just pop in a strip club for half an hour to 'take the edge off' their craving or offer an addict, just a little something to do the same.
If it's getting through proper withdrawal you're worried about then you'd be safer discussing it with a professional and going through it under safe supervision. Going it alone you're likely to use you AV and your 'feelings' as your first and foremost advisors as to how much is enough / 'necessary'. Neither are to be trusted.