"Beowulf Agate is far more perceptive, drunk or sober, than any intelligence officer who hasn't touched liquor in twenty years."

It is filled with cherry juice because he doesn't touch liquor, even ceremonially.

"Lips that touch liquor shall never touch mine"?

He had not dared to touch liquor while old, crooked-backed Huaishan Han was here.

They do not touch hard liquor or even coffee.

"If this wasn't about as big back when they settled the planet, I'll never touch liquor again."

He had sworn to dear Sallie ne'er to touch liquor.

But very clear was my resolution never to touch liquor again.

The fact that Roy seldom touched hard liquor had reinforced them.

He stood beside the coffin and swore that he would never touch liquor again.