Since hydration is a bigger thing in .12 I think it would be a good idea to be able to drink without having to first put the drink in your inventory. I don't know how hard this would be from a development point of view, it's just a small difference QOL thing.
I remember this being told by Nikita to be planned™, but can't remember.
Either way, this would be a nice little QoL.
yes , planned