Would this be a nice memorial to Irene, giving up even the occasional hard drink?

All Ed had ever asked of life was enough to eat, a horse to ride, an occasional drink, and companions to talk with.

And like most frontier soldiers, he enjoyed an occasional drink.

If you said "yes" to all three, it's OK to have an occasional drink.

She also allows herself an occasional drink or two.

Do you have the occasional drink at all mate?

Of course it was, and so he had the occasional drink or two, or sometimes three, in the evening.

If drinking the occasional drink is his worst vice, then I think he's doing pretty well.

Considers an occasional drink to be a small, though enjoyable, part of life.

He also liked the occasional drink, for much the same reasons.