after his death madam paul rowe they ordered all bottles imported to britain would have a black mourning band script across the bottle. every important occasion throughout his life was marked with champagne. after dinner churchill drank brandy. he drank brandy, not pork. early in his like a doctor recommended brandy instead of pork. this is one of the few times he followed a doctor's orders. perhaps knowing porche would be bad for what he called his in the, all is patting his stomach when he said this, is in digestion, something he suffered from occasionally which is not surprising given the meals he had with the likes of stalin. by modern standards this is a large amount of alcohol but churchill was never incapacitated. i have read in many journals and diaries of people who dined with him and they agree alcohol enhanced his enjoyment and ability to talk. he asked what water in his glass tasted fine. hopkins said it was because there was no whiskey in it. he was not affected by alcohol and it never interfered with his work. could he have been prime minister during the war? prime minister