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That's a great line.
Yes, I think this is the best suggestion so far. Smoking has become low-status, and while drinking isn't, drawing the comparison is likely to slightly flummox the questioner in a way that works to your advantage.
This is true, but implying that you see it the same way you see smoking also may come off as passing judgment on the drinkers, which won't endear you to them.
True. Though if they actually articulated that, which they wouldn't, I'd be able to ask them why they're being so judgmental of smokers. Which would endear me to them still less, but would make me smile.
Not so much "flummox" as "reframe as a lifestyle choice", I think.
When I said "flummox," I was thinking of the way it draws into contrast the social associations of nonsmokers (strong-willed, healthy, virtuous) with the social associations of nondrinkers (slightly immature, possibly unhealthy or weak).