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{{update|What's the '''''meaningful''''' in-universe distinction between this and [[spirit]]? Do we actually have a source for our lead? Or is there a lot of [[T:NO RW]] creep going on in this article, just like all our alcohol-related articles?  Why does this article have no coverage of non-consumable alcohol?}}
{{update|Do we actually have an in-universe source for the word "spirit" in this sense?  Also, what's the '''''meaningful''''' distinction between spirit and [[alcohol]]? Do we need both articles? I'm feeling a lot of [[T:NO RW]] creep in this article.}}
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[[File:Pubwall.jpg|thumb|[[Gwen Cooper]] and [[Jack Harkness]] in a [[pub]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'']]
'''Spirits''' were [[alcohol]]ic beverages{{fact}} produced through distillation, and were usually quite potent. They could be produced using methods involving a [[still]] or through brewing in even the simplest of containers, such as a [[bathtub]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] used a bathtub in [[the TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to brew [[whiskey]] when he was in [[Chicago]] in [[1929]]. He could have used more traditional methods but he claimed it preserved the period "flavour" by brewing in a bathtub. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'')
'''Alcohol''' was ethanol diluted into a drink with an [[intoxication|inebriating]] effect. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Emporium At The End (audio story)|The Emporium At The End]]'') It was consumed, used, seen and even occasionally manufactured by [[the Doctor]], their [[companion]]s and various other individuals.


Spirits were consumed on their own, with a simple mixer (such as [[soda water]], or [[tonic water]]) or were consumed as part of a [[cocktail]].{{fact}}
Addiction to alcohol was known as [[alcoholism]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Conspiracy (audio story)|The Conspiracy]]'', et al.)


Spirits were particularly flammable, [[Bernice Summerfield]] was able to use a bottle of particularly cheap [[vodka]] and a lighter against a [[ice Warrior|Martian]] on [[Earth]] in [[1997]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] later threatened the [[Slitheen]], saying that he would triplicate the flammability of some [[brandy]], and kill them all. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')
== Effect ==
Different species had different reactions to alcohol. [[Human]]s and [[Threllip]]s were known to get [[drunk]] after drinking too much alcohol. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Living Legend (audio story)|Living Legend]]'') This affect was also utilised as a numbing agent for medical procedures, such as [[dentist]]ry. When the [[First Doctor]] was offered some alcohol by the dentist [[Doc Holliday]] in [[October]] [[1881]] before a tooth extraction, he said that he never touched the stuff. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'') He repeated his assertion whilst in [[17th century]] [[Cornwall]] to [[Joseph Longfoot]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Smugglers (TV story)|The Smugglers]]'') He noted that, despite making one feel warmer, alcohol actually reduced [[body temperature]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great White Hurricane (audio story)|The Great White Hurricane]]'')


Drinking establishments such as [[pub]]s generally stocked a range of alcoholic beverages, including spirits. On [[Blinni-Gaar]] the bar served various beverages including [[Draconian sake]] and [[Foamasi brandy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time (novel)|Prime Time]]'') In the television series ''[[EastEnders]]'', a storyline in [[2007]] had [[Peggy Mitchell]] being confronted by a [[ghost]] of [[Den Watts]], where she told him to get out of her pub, saying that the only spirits she served were [[gin]], [[whiskey]] and [[vodka]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'')
Alcohol could be an [[addictive]] substance; [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|John Hart]] went to [[rehabilitation|rehab]] for [[drug]]s, alcohol, [[sex]] and [[murder]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'') According to Dr [[Kurdi (The Rise of the New Humans)|Kurdi]], it also had little to no [[health]] benefits, acting almost as a slow-acting [[poison]] on the [[human]] body. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rise of the New Humans (audio story)|The Rise of the New Humans]]'') [[Tommy Pierce]] was a recovering alcoholic, getting drunk for the first time in years due to [[Rachel Allan]] serving him spiked [[coffee]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[New Girl (audio story)|New Girl]]'')


== Spirits in culture ==
The various species of [[Sentarion]] had a stronger resistance to alcohol than humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'') [[Gallifreyan]]s were more resistant yet. They were better at [[metabolism|metabolising]] alcohol, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rise of the New Humans (audio story)|The Rise of the New Humans]]'') and could easily shrug off the effects of alcohol when they needed to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'', ''[[The Sorcerer's Apprentice (novel)|The Sorcerer's Apprentice]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace (TV story)|The Girl in the Fireplace]]'') As with humans, however, excessive consumption could produce a [[hangover]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Slipback (audio story)|Slipback]]'') [[Ginger beer]] would reduce their ability to tolerate alcohol. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')
[[Sarah Jane Smith]] hated them. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'') [[Clara Oswald]] called [[whiskey]] the "11th most disgusting drink ever invented". ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'') Others, however, particularly men, such as [[the Doctor]] and [[the Brigadier]],{{facts}} found spirits a vital part of life, and shared them as a way of either connecting and communicating or celebrating. For example, the Ninth Doctor drank some [[brandy]] after rescuing [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jackie Tyler]] from the [[Slitheen]] by [[telephone|phone]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')


[[Harriet Jones]] later informed the Ninth Doctor that one passed spirits to one's left. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'')
Alcohol was toxic to [[Naxian]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sound of Fear (audio story)|The Sound of Fear]]'')


== Commercial brands ==
A [[Dalek]], sent to capture [[Kurt Schalk|Schalk]], caught fire when [[Elizabeth Klein]] poured alcohol on its gunstick when it tried to exterminate the [[Seventh Doctor]], causing the tavern to catch fire with it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Daleks Among Us (audio story)|Daleks Among Us]]'')
[[RedStar]] was a brand of [[Martian]] [[vodka]]. It was used in several cocktails such as 'A Red Under The Bed', [[Bernice Summerfield]] drank much RedStar whilst on [[Mars]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'')


The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]] drank [[Bombay Sapphire]], in which the Doctor preferred [[lime (fruit)|lime]] to [[lemon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'')
== Cultural tolerance ==
Some cultures were opposed to the drinking of alcohol. In the early [[20th century]], there was a [[prohibition]] of alcohol in [[United States of America|America]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins (TV story)|Immortal Sins]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]'') The [[Saraani]] religion forbade the drinking of alcohol. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'') The various species of [[Sentarion]] were opposed to the drinking of alcohol, though they had no problems with [[alien]]s doing so and even made [[Rekkar]] themselves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'') [[Alpha Centauran]]s never drank alcohol and didn't see the appeal of it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path (novel)|The Dark Path]]'')


== Specific spirits ==
In [[2006]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] claimed that [[David Lloyd George]], a former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], drank him under the [[table]] in [[10 Downing Street]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') [[Liz 10]] would later recall that the Doctor was an "old drinking buddy" of [[Henry XII]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Beast Below (TV story)|The Beast Below]]'')
=== Named spirits ===
Known spirits included: [[gin]], [[brandy]], [[vodka]], [[whiskey]].


Bernice Summerfield drank [[rekkar]] with Professor [[Lazlo Zemar]] whilst researching on the planet [[Sentarion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown (novel)|Shakedown]]'')
Some individuals such as [[Creeby]] compared non-alcoholic drinks to poison. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name (comic story)|Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]'')


=== Unnamed spirits ===
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] hid alcohol in one of the [[roundel]]s in [[the TARDIS|his TARDIS]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'') as did the [[First Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'')
Other, unnamed spirits, however, have been encountered as well.


The [[Third Doctor]] toasted [[Captain]] [[Dent (Colony in Space)|Dent]]'s health with an unknown spirit after a civilised, but confrontational, introduction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space (TV story)|Colony in Space]]'')
== Alcoholic beverages ==
* [[Absinthe]]
* [[Babycham]]
* [[Beer]] / [[Ale]] (by extension [[IPA]])
* [[Cider]]
* [[Cocktail]]s
* [[Gin]] (by extension [[Gin and tonic]])
* [[Malibu]]s
* [[Margarita (alcoholic beverage)|Margaritas]]
* [[Mead]]
* [[Spirit]]s
* [[Wine]]


When [[Chris Cwej]], the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Roz Forrester]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] returned to [[Earth]] following a variety of confrontations, Chris' father opened a bottle of [[Drink (Original Sin)|fermented drink]] brewed by mutant space [[bee]]s. Roz thought that it tasted vaguely of [[honey]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'')
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[[Category:Drugs and medicines from the real world]]
Roz and Bernice drank home-made [[hooch]] on the [[planet]] [[Yemaya 4]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sleepy (novel)|Sleepy]]'')
[[Category:Psychoactive substances]]
 
[[Category:Drinking]]
On what was supposed to be an alcohol-free [[cruise]], Bernice Summerfield drank some (particularly lethal) [[Brettellian]] [[potato]] spirit so strong it made her eyes water. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dry Pilgrimage (novel)|Dry Pilgrimage]]'')
[[Category:Illegal drugs]]
 
[[Category:Psychology from the real world]]
In [[Paris]], [[Heidi Scarlioni|the Countess]] drank a green liquid filled from a bottle on her drinks tray when she spoke to the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II]] and [[Duggan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]'')
[[Category:Addictive substances]]
 
== Behind the scenes ==
Peggy Mitchell's reference to serving spirits is a play on the meaning of both "serve" and "spirit". Though not explained in detail in ''Army of Ghosts'', "spirit" refers to incorporeal supernatural beings, sometimes including ghosts, but also the alcoholic beverage. A bartender can serve a person, but the food and drink itself can be what's served ''to'' the patron.
 
[[Category:Spirits from the real world]]

Revision as of 20:09, 13 January 2022

This article needs to be updated.

What's the meaningful in-universe distinction between this and spirit? Do we actually have a source for our lead? Or is there a lot of T:NO RW creep going on in this article, just like all our alcohol-related articles? Why does this article have no coverage of non-consumable alcohol?

These omissions are so great that the article's factual accuracy has been compromised. Check out the discussion page and revision history for further clues about what needs to be updated in this article.

Alcohol
Gwen Cooper and Jack Harkness in a pub in TV: Everything Changes

Alcohol was ethanol diluted into a drink with an inebriating effect. (AUDIO: The Emporium At The End) It was consumed, used, seen and even occasionally manufactured by the Doctor, their companions and various other individuals.

Addiction to alcohol was known as alcoholism. (AUDIO: The Conspiracy, et al.)

Effect

Different species had different reactions to alcohol. Humans and Threllips were known to get drunk after drinking too much alcohol. (AUDIO: Living Legend) This affect was also utilised as a numbing agent for medical procedures, such as dentistry. When the First Doctor was offered some alcohol by the dentist Doc Holliday in October 1881 before a tooth extraction, he said that he never touched the stuff. (TV: The Gunfighters) He repeated his assertion whilst in 17th century Cornwall to Joseph Longfoot. (TV: The Smugglers) He noted that, despite making one feel warmer, alcohol actually reduced body temperature. (AUDIO: The Great White Hurricane)

Alcohol could be an addictive substance; John Hart went to rehab for drugs, alcohol, sex and murder. (TV: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang) According to Dr Kurdi, it also had little to no health benefits, acting almost as a slow-acting poison on the human body. (AUDIO: The Rise of the New Humans) Tommy Pierce was a recovering alcoholic, getting drunk for the first time in years due to Rachel Allan serving him spiked coffee. (AUDIO: New Girl)

The various species of Sentarion had a stronger resistance to alcohol than humans. (PROSE: Shakedown) Gallifreyans were more resistant yet. They were better at metabolising alcohol, (AUDIO: The Rise of the New Humans) and could easily shrug off the effects of alcohol when they needed to. (PROSE: The Quantum Archangel, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, TV: The Girl in the Fireplace) As with humans, however, excessive consumption could produce a hangover. (AUDIO: Slipback) Ginger beer would reduce their ability to tolerate alcohol. (AUDIO: The Kingmaker)

Alcohol was toxic to Naxians. (AUDIO: The Sound of Fear)

A Dalek, sent to capture Schalk, caught fire when Elizabeth Klein poured alcohol on its gunstick when it tried to exterminate the Seventh Doctor, causing the tavern to catch fire with it. (AUDIO: Daleks Among Us)

Cultural tolerance

Some cultures were opposed to the drinking of alcohol. In the early 20th century, there was a prohibition of alcohol in America. (TV: Immortal Sins, PROSE: Blood Harvest) The Saraani religion forbade the drinking of alcohol. (PROSE: Dry Pilgrimage) The various species of Sentarion were opposed to the drinking of alcohol, though they had no problems with aliens doing so and even made Rekkar themselves. (PROSE: Shakedown) Alpha Centaurans never drank alcohol and didn't see the appeal of it. (PROSE: The Dark Path)

In 2006, the Ninth Doctor claimed that David Lloyd George, a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, drank him under the table in 10 Downing Street. (TV: Aliens of London) Liz 10 would later recall that the Doctor was an "old drinking buddy" of Henry XII. (TV: The Beast Below)

Some individuals such as Creeby compared non-alcoholic drinks to poison. (COMIC: Where Nobody Knows Your Name)

The Twelfth Doctor hid alcohol in one of the roundels in his TARDIS, (TV: The Husbands of River Song) as did the First Doctor. (TV: Twice Upon a Time)

Alcoholic beverages

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