The Potable POB

A list to compare all (or most) of the potables in the Patrick O'Brian books. "21" is not included.

The Books

Ales and Beers

Cocktails

Cordials and Liqueurs

Gin

Grog

Laudanum

Miscellaneous

Non-alcoholic

Punch

Rum

Whiskey / Whisky

Wine

Master and Commander

Ale Small beer Porter

Aguardiente Anisette

"... colorless liquid said to be gin."

Four-water grog Three-water grog

X

Black draught Mandragora Spirits of wine

Barley-water Chocolate Cocoa Coffee Goat's milk Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

Arrack punch

X

Champagne Madeira Negus Port Priorato Sangria"colda" Spanish brandy Sillery

Post Captain

Ale Beer Porter

Admiral's Flip Dog's Nose

Aguardiente

X

Bosun's grog

X

Almoravian draught Slime draught

Barley-water Chocolate Cocoa Coffee Goat's milk Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

Arrack punch

X

X

Banyuls Brandy Burgundy Chambolle-Musigny ('85) Champagne Claret Constantia Madeira Margaux Nantes/Nantz (brandy) Negus Port Sherry Sillery

HMS Surprise

Pale ale Porter

Elder-berry wine Godfrey's Cordial

X

"... with cochineal and ginger..."

X

Boiled shit Mandragora Slime draught

Barley-water Coffee Fresh milk Green tea Portable soup Sherbet Water for drinking

Arrack punch

X

Burgundy Champagne Claret Sercial (Madeira) Sherry

The Mauritius Command

Small beer

X

X

Black draught Spirits of Wine

Barley-water Coffee Cow's milk Lime juice Portable soup Sherbet Tea Water for drinking

Brandy Champagne Chateau Lafitte Claret Constantia Madeira Margaux ('88) Negus Port

Desolation Island

Small beer

Holland's (gin)

X

X

Black draught Slime draught Spirits of wine

Ass's milk Barley-water Coffee Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

X

Irish whiskey

Brandy Champagne Cognac Hermitage Madeira Marsala Port Sherry

The Fortune of War

Small beer

Mint Julep

X

X

Rectified wine

Cocoa Coffee Milk, cream Mocha (berries) Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

X

Bourbon whiskey Rye whiskey

Brandy Champagne Claret Hermitage Negus Port Sherry

The Surgeon's Mate

Spruce beer Stingo

Admiral's Flip Dog's Nose

Bosun's grog

X

Red draught

Coffee Fresh milk Green tea Lemonade Raspberry Rice-water

X

Bourbon whiskey

Old pale brandy Burgundy Champagne Claret Negus Port Sherry

The Ionian Mission

Ale English beer Margate beer Small beer

Bitters

Holland's (gin)

Two-water grog Five-water grog

X

Fearnought draught (boiling alcohol, pepper, and Spanish fly)

Cocoa Coffee Lemon shrub (hot) Lime juice (hot) Milk Orange juice Portable soup Sherbet Tea Water for drinking

X

X

Brandy (Rare old Egyptian) Burgundy Champagne Claret Madeira Port Sherry

Treason's Harbour

Beer India Pale Ale

Admiral's Flip

Plymouth Gin

Three-water grog

X

Black draught Mandragora

Cha Chocolate (Pot of) Coffee Lemonade (with Marsala) Iced cow's milk Iced cream flavored with coffee Goat's milk Mocha Sherbet Tea Water with lemon

X

X

Brandy Champagne Chian wine Claret Madeira Marsala (in lemonade) Port Tokay

The Far Side of the World

Very, very small beer East India Pale Ale

Three-water grog Six-water grog

X

Black draught Slime draught

Coconut milk Coffee Goat's milk Lemon juice Lime juice Portable soup Seltzer water Tea

X

Milk punch

Champagne Hermitage Madeira Negus Port Sick-bay brandy Sillery Spanish brandy Tent White wine

The Reverse of the Medal

Small beer Sir William Pellew's own bottled ale (intolerably fizzy as well as luke-warm)

Mint Julep

X

X

X

Quinn's draught Slime draught Spirits of Wine

Coffee Ginger ale Sherbet Tea Water for drinking

Punch

X

Burgundy Chambolle-Musigny ('92) Champagne Claret Hermitage Madeira Nantz brandy Sherry White port

The Letter of Marque

Malt liquor Moist and corny ale Small beer

Black-currant cordial

Sugared gin

X

X

Cider Spirits of wine

Buttermilk Cocoa Coffee Inspissated lime juice Lemon barley-water Lemon rob[1] Milk-and-water diet Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

Punch made with brandy

X

X

Brandy Canary Champagne Claret Fombrauges Frontignan Hermitage Latour Madeira Marsala Muscadet Port Sherry Tokay

The Thirteen Gun Salute

Beer East India Ale

X

X

X

Spirits

Coffee Ewe's milk Goat's milk Lemon barley-water Lemonade Lemon juice and sugar Lime juice Portable soup Sherbet Brown London tea Water for drinking

Arrack

X

Brandy Burgundy Claret Hermitage Latour Madeira Medoc Negus Portuguese port Sherry Sillery

The Nutmeg of Consolation

Holland's (gin) Plymouth (gin)

X

X

Black draught with blue pill Hellebore Slime-draught with asafoetida Spirits of wine

Barley-water Cocoa Coffee Concentrated lemon juice Goat's milk Orangeado Portable soup Weak green tea Water for drinking

Arrack punch

X

X

Brandy Claret Haut-Brion ('89) Madeira Pale, dry sherry Port (1787)

The Truelove (Clarissa Oakes)

Bitters

Elderberry wine Elderflower wine

X

X

X

Coffee Goat's milk Tea Water for drinking

X

X

Claret Madeira Port Sherry (pale; light, dry)

The Wine-dark Sea

"Muddy" ale

X

X

Blue and black draught Calomel draught Slime draught Yerba mate

Barley-water Coffee Goat's milk Inspissated lemon-juice Lime juice Tea Water for drinking

Sydney rum[2]

Brandy Coquimbo claret Pisco wine (1) Pisco wine (2) Port

The Commodore

Beer Small beer

Gregory's cordial

Plymouth Gin

X

X

Ardent spirits Black draught Hellebore Mandragore from Java Sleeping draught

Cocoa Coffee Fresh milk, butter, and cream Lemon shrub Lime juice Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

X

X

Brandy Chambertin Claret Cognac Hermitage Madeira Negus Port Sherry Sillery

The Yellow Admiral

Audit ale Beer

Ratafia (biscuits)

X

X

Grain spirits Mandragora

Chocolate Coffee Horchata Milk Mocha Tea Water for drinking

Bordeaux Brandy Champagne Latour Madeira Meursault Port Priorato Sherry Sillery

The Hundred Days

Plymouth Gin

X

X

Black draught

Coffee Horchata Lemon juice Milk and cream Mocha Portable soup Sherbet Tea Water for drinking

X

Brandy Light local red [wine] from Fornell's Madeira Port East India sherry White Burgundy

Blue at the Mizzen

Ale Gibralter beer Small beer

Chilean aguardiente

Plymouth Gin

Bosun's grog

X

Coffee Cow's milk Lemonade Lime juice Mocha Portable soup Tea Water for drinking

Punch

American rum Jamaica rum United States rum

Chambertin Champagne Chilean wine Claret Hock Madeira (1775) Nantz (brandy) Port Punch Sangria Sherry (brown)

[1] Lemon rob: seems to be made from the juice and peel of lemons, cooked with sugar until thickened
[2] Sydney rum: may have to do with Sydney Rum Rebellion, during which the Governor of New South Wales, William Bligh, was (once again) overthrown