Julius A. Reed records Joseph saying that he is tempted by "whiskey," but that God calls it "sinful."
"Discourse, 25 April 1841, as Reported by Julius Alexander Reed," 1, The Joseph Smith Papers website, accessed November 13, 2022
What are my temptations? Whiskey whiskey whiskey— C[oul]d live on it & get fat & feel well. If God did not say it was sinful—Wd not wrestle with it cd not throw it—