Vodka is making me gag all of a sudden

38 year old male. I am healthy and work out regularly. I like to drink too but I feel like I moderate pretty well. I’ve had years where I was a much heavjer drinker but for the past 2 years it’s pretty moderate. I get a buzz, never get trashed. In the evening me and my wife typically drink 3-4 cocktails from 8-10 to wind down. We take Mondays and tuesdays off, on weekends we drink a bit more.

My go to drink is vodka and diet cranberry.

All of a sudden out of nowhere my drink is making me gag and I can’t even do it. I have also been dealing with a cough/cold for about 2 weeks (have taken tests and it’s not covid).

A beer won’t bother me, but I don’t really like beer.

Anyone ever have this happen? It’s kind of worrisome. The obvious answer is quit drinking, past few nights I really haven’t been.

Anyone else ever experience anything like this?