Give orders about every drink of spirits (4,3,5)
I believe the answer is:
call the shots
'give orders' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.
'every drink of spirits' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'every' could be 'all' (similar in meaning) and 'all' is located in the answer.
'drink' could be 'shot' (I've seen this before) and 'shot' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'about' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for call the shots that I've seen before include "Take the lead" , "Be in control" , "Exercise authority" , "Be in charge" , "Take the initiative" .)