Alcoholic Drinks
A
Ale - drunk regularly in the 18th century and often in place of water as it was often safer to drink than the water. Claire finds that hot ale makes a surprisingly good breakfast (DIA, chapter 41)
Ale with eggs beaten up in it - Jamie suggests that Jenny should drink ale with eggs beaten up in it after she gives birth to Ian (V, chapter 5)
Ale with eggs beaten up in it - Jamie suggests that Jenny should drink ale with eggs beaten up in it after she gives birth to Ian (V, chapter 5)
B
Beaujolais - Frank buys a bottle of Beaujolais to have on the night that he has invited the Dean and his wife for dinner, but Claire smashes it against the doorjamb when Frank's comments about her appearance push her over the edge (V, chapter 3)
Beaune wine - according to one of Jared Fraser's maids, Jared invites his competitor the Comte St Germain to dine, serves him the best Beaune and then tells him he has just acquired ten cases (DIA, chapter 7)
Belle Rouge port - Jared is waiting on a shipment of Belle Rouge port when Claire first meets him (DIA, chapter 6)
Brandy - Jared Fraser imports Portuguese brandy (DIA, chapter 6) Jamie smuggles brandy when he lives in Edinburgh which he gets from Jared (V, chapter 28)
Brandy-and-splash - Claire and Frank were drinking brandy-and-splashes in the pub in Inverness (Outlander, only chapter 1)
Brandywine - another name for brandy. It comes from the Dutch word brandewijn which means "burned wine"
Beaune wine - according to one of Jared Fraser's maids, Jared invites his competitor the Comte St Germain to dine, serves him the best Beaune and then tells him he has just acquired ten cases (DIA, chapter 7)
Belle Rouge port - Jared is waiting on a shipment of Belle Rouge port when Claire first meets him (DIA, chapter 6)
Brandy - Jared Fraser imports Portuguese brandy (DIA, chapter 6) Jamie smuggles brandy when he lives in Edinburgh which he gets from Jared (V, chapter 28)
Brandy-and-splash - Claire and Frank were drinking brandy-and-splashes in the pub in Inverness (Outlander, only chapter 1)
Brandywine - another name for brandy. It comes from the Dutch word brandewijn which means "burned wine"
C
Caudle - Jamie refuses the offer of caudle after his first night at the Abbey of Ste. Anne de Beaupre (Outlander, chapter 38) Caudle is a thickened, sweetened alcoholic drink similar to eggnog and posset
Cherry brandy - Master Raymond distils and sells cherry brandy (DIA, chapter 8)
Chianti - Claire orders a glass of chianti at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Cider - Claire was occasionally invited into a cottage for a cup of cider while on the rent collecting trip with the MacKenzies (Outlander only, chapter 11)
Claret - Jack Randall pours claret for himself and Claire after capturing her as she tries to escape to Craigh na Dun (Outlander, chapter 21) Sir Fletcher Gordon gives Claire a glass of claret at Wentworth Prison (Outlander, chapter 35) Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, with a bottle of Jared's best claret (V, chapter 41)
Creme de Menthe - Fergus puts the dead exciseman's body inside a cask of creme de menthe (V, chapter 28)
Cherry brandy - Master Raymond distils and sells cherry brandy (DIA, chapter 8)
Chianti - Claire orders a glass of chianti at an Italian restaurant after she steals Gillian Edgars' notebook from the Institute (DIA, chapter 48)
Cider - Claire was occasionally invited into a cottage for a cup of cider while on the rent collecting trip with the MacKenzies (Outlander only, chapter 11)
Claret - Jack Randall pours claret for himself and Claire after capturing her as she tries to escape to Craigh na Dun (Outlander, chapter 21) Sir Fletcher Gordon gives Claire a glass of claret at Wentworth Prison (Outlander, chapter 35) Claire bribes Mr Murphy, the cook on the Artemis, with a bottle of Jared's best claret (V, chapter 41)
Creme de Menthe - Fergus puts the dead exciseman's body inside a cask of creme de menthe (V, chapter 28)
E
Elderberry wine - Jamie & Ian have this at Lallybroch. Jamie tells Claire he gets very maudlin drinking elderberry wine (Outlander, chapter 30)
G
Glenfiddich single malt whisky - in Outlander this is the whisky Claire and Frank have after Frank sees the ghost looking up at Claire. In Cross Stitch it is just referred to generically as whisky. (Outlander only, chapter 1) this is the whisky Roger offers Claire and Brianna when he first meets them at the manse (DIA, chapter 1)
Gostos port - the Comte St Germaine enters into a joint venture with Charles Stuart to buy the bottling of the port from the vineyard on the island of Gostos in Portugal (DIA, chapter 18)
Gostos port - the Comte St Germaine enters into a joint venture with Charles Stuart to buy the bottling of the port from the vineyard on the island of Gostos in Portugal (DIA, chapter 18)
H
Heather ale - an ancient Scottish ale made from heather flowers. Jamie tells Claire that as he has no money they will probably have to live off heather ale (Outlander, chapter 16)
Hock - Jamie offers Claire a drink of hock to help with her morning sickness (DIA, chapter 6) Hock is white wine from Germany
Hock - Jamie offers Claire a drink of hock to help with her morning sickness (DIA, chapter 6) Hock is white wine from Germany
L
Lager-and-light - Reverend Wakefield was in the pub drinking a lager-and-light in celebration of the sanctification of the new houses (Outlander only, chapter 1)
Loch Minneaig Scotch - Claire and Roger drink this on the night before Claire goes back to Jamie (V, chapter 22)
Loch Minneaig Scotch - Claire and Roger drink this on the night before Claire goes back to Jamie (V, chapter 22)
M
Madeira - a fortified Portuguese wine. Claire offers madeira and biscuits to Silas Hawkins (DIA, chapter 8) Madeira was one of the things that Jamie smuggled into Scotland (V, chapter 41)- there is a cask of Madeira wine on board the Porpoise for the use of the new Governor of Jamaica, Lord John Grey (V, chapter 46)
Montrachet wine - a white wine from the Burgundy region. Jamie drinks this at Jared's house (DIA, chapter 7)
Muir Breame whisky - Roger and Claire drink this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
Montrachet wine - a white wine from the Burgundy region. Jamie drinks this at Jared's house (DIA, chapter 7)
Muir Breame whisky - Roger and Claire drink this at the manse (DIA, chapter 2)
O
Old bandages soaked in water - the purser onboard the Porpoise tells Claire that seamen will drink anything, including old bandages stolen from the surgeon's quarters and soaked in the hopes of getting a whiff of alcohol (V, chapter 47)
P
Peach brandy - the present Claire has for Sir Fletcher Gordon, governor of Wentworth Prison, which she uses as an excuse for coming back to the prison the day after her initial meeting with Sir Fletcher (Outlander, chapter 35)
Peaches mashed inside a rubber boot and left to ferment - the purser onboard the Porpoise tells Claire that seamen will drink anything, including peaches mashed inside a rubber boot and left to ferment (V, chapter 47)
Plum brandy - the purser onboard the Porpoise tells Claire that seamen will drink anything, including spoilt plum brandy (V, chapter 47)
Port - Claire is given port to help her recover from her hangover before her wedding (Outlander, chapter 14) Jared Fraser imports port (DIA, chapter 6) The Comte St Germain's ship Patagonia which had smallpox onboard was carrying the best aged port from Pinhao (DIA, chapter 6)
Porter - Young Ian gets drunk on porter after the printshop fire (V, chapter 27) Porter is a dark style of beer similar to stout
Peaches mashed inside a rubber boot and left to ferment - the purser onboard the Porpoise tells Claire that seamen will drink anything, including peaches mashed inside a rubber boot and left to ferment (V, chapter 47)
Plum brandy - the purser onboard the Porpoise tells Claire that seamen will drink anything, including spoilt plum brandy (V, chapter 47)
Port - Claire is given port to help her recover from her hangover before her wedding (Outlander, chapter 14) Jared Fraser imports port (DIA, chapter 6) The Comte St Germain's ship Patagonia which had smallpox onboard was carrying the best aged port from Pinhao (DIA, chapter 6)
Porter - Young Ian gets drunk on porter after the printshop fire (V, chapter 27) Porter is a dark style of beer similar to stout
R
Rhenish wine - Colum offers this to Claire at Castle Leoch. Claire describes it as nectar. (Outlander, chapter 8)
Rum - Jared Fraser imports Jamaican rum (DIA, chapter 6) By the time Claire returns through the stones Jared owns a sugarcane plantation in Jamaica where his company, Fraser et Cie, produces its own rum which Jared exports back to France (V, chapter 40) While on board the Porpoise, Claire gets some of the crew to distill the ship's supply of rum into pure alcohol to use as a disinfectant (V, chapter 47)
Rum punch - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37)
Rum - Jared Fraser imports Jamaican rum (DIA, chapter 6) By the time Claire returns through the stones Jared owns a sugarcane plantation in Jamaica where his company, Fraser et Cie, produces its own rum which Jared exports back to France (V, chapter 40) While on board the Porpoise, Claire gets some of the crew to distill the ship's supply of rum into pure alcohol to use as a disinfectant (V, chapter 47)
Rum punch - Served at Lallybroch during the Hogmanay celebrations when Jamie and Laoghaire were reunited (V, chapter 37)
S
Sangria - Claire is served sangria at Father Fogden's hacienda (V, chapter 50)
Sherry - Frank drinks sherry with Mr Bainbridge and Claire notes that his limit with sherry was two glasses (Outlander, chapter 1), Mrs Graham serves sherry and biscuits when Claire and Frank visit the Reverend (Outlander only, chapter 2)
Sherry - Frank drinks sherry with Mr Bainbridge and Claire notes that his limit with sherry was two glasses (Outlander, chapter 1), Mrs Graham serves sherry and biscuits when Claire and Frank visit the Reverend (Outlander only, chapter 2)
V
Vodka - Jerry MacKenzie gets drunk on vodka after his friend Andrzej Kolodziewicz is shot down and killed (Leaf)
W
Whisky - drunk frequently throughout the books
Wine punch - Claire has this at Louise de Rohan's house (DIA, chapter 11)
Wine punch - Claire has this at Louise de Rohan's house (DIA, chapter 11)