MEL_Traveller whether the story is 100% factual is not that relevant.. It is a great piece on the joys of champagne in first class.
But if you analyse his drinking, he had 8 bottles over 32 hours. 8 bottles = 64 UNITS of alcohol. Back in 1989, David Boon was alleged to have had 52 cans of beer to London. That is 52 * 1.6 units of alcohol = 83.2 UNITS. Assume that would be over 24 hours traveling to London. I would argue it is possible.
Importantly it is the pleasure obtained, which is the basis of the thread. I can obtain pleasure just from reading the 8 bottles of Dom story.
Bottoms up people!
If my memory is correct a former Prime Minister once held the record for the greatest number of beers consumed between Sydney and London. Not sure of the statistics.