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'''Alcohol''' was ethanol diluted into a drink with an inebriating effect. It was consumed, used, seen and even occasionally manufactured by [[the Doctor]], his [[companion]]s and various other individuals.
'''Spirits''' were an [[alcohol]] 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, which the [[Seventh Doctor]] did with [[whiskey]] when he was in [[Chicago]] in [[1929]], while he did so in the TARDIS, and could have used more traditional methods he claimed it preserved the period "flavour". {{What?}} ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood Harvest]]'')


== Effect ==
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]].  
Different species had different reactions to alcohol. [[Human]]s and [[Threllip]]s were known to get [[:wikipedia:drunk|drunk]] after drinking too much alcohol. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[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]] before a tooth extraction, he said that he never touched the stuff. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters]]'')


The various species of [[Sentarion]] had a stronger resistance to alcohol than humans. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'') [[Gallifreyan]]s were more resistant yet. They could easily shrug off the effects of alcohol when they needed to. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Quantum Archangel (novel)|The Quantum Archangel]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[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 (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]'')
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]]'')


== Cultural tolerance ==
Drinking establishments generally stocked a range of alcoholic beverages, including spirits. On [[Blinni-Gar]] the bar served various beverages including [[Draconian sake]] and [[Foamasi brandy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Prime Time]]'') Whilst on [[Earth]] 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, whisky and vodka. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts]]'')
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]]'', [[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 [[alien]]s doing so and even made [[Rekkar]] themselves. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'') [[Alpha Centauran]]s never drank alcohol and didn't see the appeal of it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dark Path]]'')


The [[Ninth Doctor]] claimed a former [[British Prime Minister]] drank him under the table. ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London]]'')
== Cultural institutions ==
The [[Ninth Doctor]] threatened to triplicate the flammability of some brandy, but the [[Slitheen]] declared that he was "making that up". [[Harriet Jones]] also informed him that one passes to one's left. Later, he, Harriet and Rose imbibed a measure of that brandy after successfully rescuing [[Mickey Smith|Mickey]] and [[Jackie Tyler|Jackie]] by phone. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three]]'')


Some individuals such as [[Creeby]] compared non-alcoholic drinks to poison. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Where Nobody Knows Your Name (comic story)|Where Nobody Knows Your Name]]'')
== Commercial brands ==
* [[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]]'')
* The [[Third Doctor]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]] drank [[Bombay Sapphire Gin]], in which the Doctor preferred [[Lime (fruit)|lime]] to [[lemon]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Verdigris (novel)|Verdigris]]'')


== Alcoholic beverages ==
== Specific spirits ==
* [[Beer]]
=== Brandy ===
* [[Cider]]
* The [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Claire Aldwych]] drank (gulped mainly) a lot of brandy while discussing the deaths of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] and [[Eva Braun]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadow in the Glass]]'')
* [[Cocktail]]s
* Bernice Summerfield brewed vodka to clean wounds (and to drink). She also found a flask of the Doctor's Napoleon Brandy. According to the Doctor, it was really ''Napoleon's'' brandy. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sanctuary]]'')
* [[Mead]]
* Benny drank drugged brandy whilst on the [[Braxiatel Collection]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Squire's Crystal (novel)|The Squire's Crystal]]'')
* [[Spirit]]s
* During his final days, the Brigadier would make the staff pour an extra brandy for the Doctor, in the hope he would visit one last time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song]]'')
* [[Wine]]
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] asked [[Harry Sullivan]] to go get a bottle of brandy from [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to help revive [[Sarah Jane Smith]] after she had fallen unconscious from lack of oxygen on [[The Ark]]. Sarah responded to the offer by making a disgusted noise and stating she hated brandy. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark in Space]]'')


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=== Vodka ===
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* The [[Third Doctor]] drank what appeared to be a whiskey and soda whilst in Hart's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sea Devils]]'')
* The [[Third Doctor]] toasted [[Dent|Captain Dent]]'s health with an unknown spirit after a civilised, but confrontational, introduction. ([[TV]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]'')
* Bernice Summerfield drank cheap, watered down vodka in a dirty London bar in [[1908]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'')
* [[Jack Harkness]] when sentenced to death ordered three [[hypervodka]]s as a last meal. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances]]'')
 
=== Whiskey ===
* The [[Eighth Doctor]] once drank whiskey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never...]]'')
* Bernice spent time in the [[Witch and Whirlwind]] bar while [[Jason Kane|Jason]] and [[Emile Mars-Smith|Emile]] were off having adventures (on what wasn't [[Ardethe]]) drinking [[Jack Daniels]] and scotch. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deadfall]]'')
* [[Clara Oswin Oswald|Clara Oswald]] and [[Emma Grayling]] drank whiskey at [[Caliburn House]]. Neither of them liked it. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]'')
 
=== Other spirits ===
* Chris' father, when Chris, the Doctor, Roz and Bernice returned to Earth following a variety of confrontations, opened a bottle of [[Gallavax Prime]], fermented drink brewed by mutant space bees which tasted vaguely of honey. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin]]'')
* Bernice Summerfield drank [[rekkar]] with Professor [[Lazlo Zemar]] whilst researching on the planet [[Sentarion]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Shakedown]]'')
* Roz and Bernice drank homemade hooch on the planet [[Yemaya 4]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Sleepy]]'')
* 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]]'')
* In [[Paris]] the [[Scarlioni|Countess]] drank a green liquid filled filled from a bottle on her drinks tray when she spoke to the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[Duggan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[City of Death]]'')
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Revision as of 01:07, 21 April 2013

Spirits were an alcohol 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, which the Seventh Doctor did with whiskey when he was in Chicago in 1929, while he did so in the TARDIS, and could have used more traditional methods he claimed it preserved the period "flavour". [statement unclear] (PROSE: Blood Harvest)

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.

Spirits were particularly flammable, Bernice Summerfield was able to use a bottle of particularly cheap vodka and a lighter against a Martian on Earth in 1997. (PROSE: The Dying Days)

Drinking establishments generally stocked a range of alcoholic beverages, including spirits. On Blinni-Gar the bar served various beverages including Draconian sake and Foamasi brandy. (PROSE: Prime Time) Whilst on Earth 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, whisky and vodka. (TV: Army of Ghosts)

Cultural institutions

The Ninth Doctor threatened to triplicate the flammability of some brandy, but the Slitheen declared that he was "making that up". Harriet Jones also informed him that one passes to one's left. Later, he, Harriet and Rose imbibed a measure of that brandy after successfully rescuing Mickey and Jackie by phone. (TV: World War Three)

Commercial brands

Specific spirits

Brandy

Vodka

Whiskey

Other spirits

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