“It is well known that there were gedolim who drank whiskey for the mitzvah.”
Could you name 1?
Also, I read the article you cited. I guess you wish to be machmir in this inyan and drink scotch or bourbon because there is a small minority opinion that one can be yotze the mitzva that way.
(this is not addressed to anyone in particular). The word “Livsumei, technically doesnt mean “get drunk” why does the gemara use that word instead of the more common “Lihishtaker”.