History Main / DrinkBasedCharacterization

* In an untitled fanfiction of ''Series/TheXFiles'', a villain strips Scully of her ID and puts her in a childish outfit that conceals her breasts. A woman at her workplace thinks she actually ''is'' a child ([[PlotHole although that's rather odd because Scully hadn't shrunk]]) and offers her a juice box.

* ''Series/Batman1966'': Batman enters a '60s disco that barred Robin, since he was under 21, and orders orange juice, trying to "blend in."

* ''Series/{{Batman1966'' (Adam West) enters a '60s disco, that barred Robin, since he was under 21, and orders orange juice, trying to "blend in."

* ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'': In ''Literature/BandsOfMourning'', the Basin has started developing soft drinks. Wax almost spits it across the bar for being too sweet, and when he looks back ten seconds later he discovers that Steris has drank it all. Later, Marasi finds out that the Southerners have a sweetened hot chocolate drink, which she insists is going to quickly become more valuable than their miraculous MagiTech.

* Sea breeze is the drink of choice for [[Series/JustShootMe Dennis Q. Finch]].
** And for Lorne in ''Series/{{Angel}}''!

** Hawkeye and his Swampmate generally favored the extremely dry martini, often made with "gin" from their private still.
--->"''You pour six jiggers of gin, and you drink it while staring at a picture of Lorenzo Schwartz, the inventor of vermouth.''"
*** Another episode gave the recipe as "''Five parts gin and a moment of silence for the vermouth.''"

* [[{{Series/Cracker}} Fitz]] will have a Scotch and dry. Make it a double if someone else is paying.

** "Flirtinis all round!"

* Throughout the ''Franchise/StarTrek'' franchise, Romulan Ale (a blue alcoholic beverage) pops up from time to time as a somewhat popular ([[ForbiddenFruit if outlawed in the Federation]]) alcoholic drink amongst Starfleet officers, its popularity and contraband status evidently being on par with Cuban Cigars. Interestingly enough, in ''Film/{{Star Trek VI|The Undiscovered Country}}'', when Kirk and [=McCoy=] are on trial for assassinating Chancelor Gorkon, their previous consumption of Romulan Ale is not brought up to merely suggest intoxication, rather than impact their overall credibility (showing that nobody, even people plotting against the Starfleet officers, takes the ban seriously enough to use their violating it against them).
** In one instance, a Romulan diplomat is seen discussing the effectiveness of replicated 'kali'fal' (a blue drink implied to be 'Romulan Ale' by its proper name). He remarks that the replica is accurate in most respects, but not near as aromatic as the genuine article. Apparently real Romulan Ale should forcibly open one's sinuses well before the first sip.
** [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Chekov and Scotty]] once compare drink orders. Chekov likes vodka--which Scotty calls "soda pop." His drink of choice is scotch--which, according to Chekov, "was inwented by a little old lady from [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp Leningrad]]."
** A popular drink among Klingons is bloodwine, which has twice as much alcohol as whiskey.
** Captain Picard also carts around a few bottles of the family vineyard's signature red. While he doesn't drink it particularly regularly, he will crack open a bottle for special occasions such as first contact or his birthday.

** A non alcoholic example is the Liars' regular coffee order. Emily drinks a straight Americano. Maya, Alison and Cece refer to her as "Americano" at a certain point in the series. Her simple taste is supposed to represent her [[GirlNextDoor unassuming nature]], and also refer to the fact that she herself ''isn't'' straight (it was even lampshaded by Cece). Artistic Aria always orders a soy Latte. Her vegan diet is described in the series as yet another aspect of her general [[{{Hipster}} hipster-ness]]. Girly [[BigEater Hanna]] always orders a Latte, sometimes with whipped cream (which goes back to her days as unpopular [[InSeriesNickname Hefty Hanna]]). Overacheiver Spencer is known for her notorious MustHaveCaffeine ways, and always orders a strong drink. Her dependence on caffeine is somewhat reperesntative of her tendency for prescription drug abuse.

* ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'':
** Barney Stinson can be constantly seen drinking Red Bull energy drinks. In fact, because of the amount of free advertising he has given them, Creator/NeilPatrickHarris now gets free Red Bull for Life. And they also gave him a mini fridge.

* ''Film/AClockworkOrange'': Alex and his droogs frequent the Korova Milk Bar. It sounds pretty harmless, but they drink "milk plus,"which milk laced with all sorts of narcotics to sharpen them up for a bit of the old ultraviolence.

* Frank Booth of ''Film/BlueVelvet'' is very vocal about his choice of beer: "HEINEKEN?! FUCK THAT SHIT! PABST! BLUE! RIBBON!"
** Jeffery, the protagonist, only drinks Heineken.

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* In ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'': Roose Bolton seems to invariably drink hippocras.

* ''Series/{{Alias}}'': Julian Sark prefers the pricey and rare Chateau Pétrus 1982 (a fact that the Covenant [[YourFavorite is aware of]]), which is a strong indication of his sophisticated tastes. He also has a fondness for high-end champagne. He even nonchalantly pops off the cork from the bottle while ''[[TheUnfettered completely surrounded by numerous agents with lots of guns]].''
** When he adopts the alias of Bob Brown, an American, he orders beer at the bar. This choice of drink is supposed to hint that Bob is middle-class, unlike Sark's posh Englishman routine.

* [[Series/MadMen Don Draper]] will have an Old Fashioned made with rye, generally Canadian (and particularly Canadian Club, of which he keeps a bottle in his office). Before [[TheAlcoholic Season 4]], anyway.

* Alex of ''Film/AClockworkOrange'' with his Milk Plus, which he drinks in preparation for a bit of the old Ultraviolence.

* In ''Film/RustlersRhapsody'', the hero, on realising he's in "One of those tough bars" orders a gin. With a human hair in it. Later, the Town Drunk, on getting a gin, complains "Where's my hair?"
** "It's in there."

* ''Film/RustlersRhapsody''. When Rex O'Herlihan walks into a Western bar he first orders a glass of warm milk. When everyone in the bar in the bar stares at him he changes his order to a sarsaparilla. See the entry under "Strong Drinks" above for what happens next.

* Music/SnoopDogg likes his (Seagram's) Gin and Juice.
* The late Lemmy Kilmister of ''Music/{{Motorhead}}'' claimed to have drunk a bottle of Jack Daniel's whiskey [[FunctionalAddict every day]] for over thirty years. In some circles the Jack and Coke was named in his honour.
* Creator/JosephHaydn liked his Tokay wine (Tokay or Tokaji is wine from the Tokaj region of Hungary, famous for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botrytis_cinerea botrytized]] wines that are either very strong or very sweet). And when we say liked, we mean ''liked''. Granted, anyone with social ambitions in Austria at the time was supposed to like Tokay, but Haydn took it to extremes even by the standards of the time.
* [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Vocaloids]]:
** Meiko: Sake
** Yowane Haku: Sake as well
** Tonio: Martini
* Music/{{Rush}} drummer Neil Peart's bandmates Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee both have huge wine cellars (Geddy in particular has a thing for burgundies). Geddy also has a [[http://www.caplanskys.com/menu breakfast]] named after him at Caplansky's Delicatessen in Toronto- salami and lox scrambled into eggs, with rye toast and latkes with applesauce, "just the way he likes it."
** Neil, himself, loves The Macallan, a brand of fine scotch.

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* Given the personal nature of tastes, what one drinks plays a very large part in identity politics. One extreme example is the "log cabin and hard cider campaign" run by UsefulNotes/WilliamHenryHarrison in the US presidential election of 1840. The campaign started when an opposition newspaper mocked candidate Harrison's age by remarking "give him a barrel of hard cider, and ... a pension of two thousand [dollars] a year[[note]]About $50,000 in 2018 money. Not a ''whole'' lot, but more than enough to live a life of comfort, if perhaps not luxury.[[/note]] ... and ... he will sit the remainder of his days in his log cabin." Given that hard cider was the main beverage of the grain-poor Thirteen Colonies but had long past been replaced by beer and whiskey and the only people who still lived in log cabins were crazy old coots out in the middle of nowhere, this was basically the period equivalent of everything that has ever been said about John [=McCain=]. Harrison decided to [[InsultBackfire turn this around]], declaring himself "the log cabin and hard cider candidate" to promote an image of old-fashioned, working-class frontier values (i.e, "small town values"), which was actually very much against his background, as he had been born on his family's Virginia plantation.
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* Creator/ChristopherHitchens was famously an aficionado of Scotch, particularly Johnnie Walker Black Label--hence his amusement at its popularity among Middle Eastern and Third World autocrats.

* ''{{Series/Batman}}'' (Adam West) enters a '60s disco, that barred Robin, since he was under 21, and orders orange juice, trying to "blend in."

'''Meryl Stryfe:''' ''[Bangs fist on counter]'' A banana sundae!\\

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* Billy Connolly routine: "Hey barman, is Jimmy 'Chainsaw' [=McHaggerty=] in here? How about Angus Kick-em-in-the-balls-first-and-ask-questions-later [=McGuinness=]?" Et cetera with similar scary names, to which the barman says no. Billy (in a sissy voice) "Then I'll have a Campari and soda please".
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* In ''Webcomic/AnsemRetort'', Axel has a noted fondness for tequila. Another time, our... erm... "[[VillainProtagonist heroes]]" use liquor for TimeTravel and recruit Marluxia to "drink the gay drinks... because you're gay".
---> '''Marluxia:''' So you're saying you want me to drink appletinis until we go back in time?

* Jimbo from ''WebComic/QuestionableContent'' offers the opinion that "Some of these fancy beers are pretty good. Not Narraganset, but pretty good." Seeing as Jimbo is a blue-collar stiff from Massachusetts, his beer preference is perfectly congruous with the character.
* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' like beer.

** Schlock is fond of a drink mix called "Ovalkwik." The ingredient list is [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20010225.html here]].

'''Schlock:''' ''(aims [[{{BFG}} plasgun]])'' Step away from the tub of happiness.

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* [[WebVideo/AitorMolinaVs Aitor Molina]] loves Karlova caramel vodka, to the point he was in a relationship with [[TheGhost a woman with that name]].

* In an early episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''. Bender is seen ordering three very specific, high class wines at a dinner party... He then instructs the waiter to "Mix them all together in a big jug" (like a hillbilly).
** Three very specific, high class [[http://www.bumwine.com/ fortified wines]].

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** When times get rough in 1885 in ''Film/BackToTheFuturePartIII'', genius Emmett "Doc" Brown heads to the bar. The Hill Valley saloon is so RatedMForManly that when Marty tries to order a nonalcoholic drink, the barflies laugh while the bartender pours him a free shot of whiskey--that [[GargleBlaster BURNS]] the bar top where it spills. However, Doc is [[CantHoldHisLiquor apparently so bad at being drunk]] that the bartender keeps some sarsaparilla [[note]]an old West-era soft drink[[/note]] in stock just for him. Doc ends up drinking one single shot of whiskey, which knocks him out entirely.

* Xander Cage in ''Film/{{xXx}}'' orders club soda and cranberry juice. This could just be to contrast him against the James Bond-types who he's intended to be an inversion of, or because he's an extreme-sports fanatic and doesn't want his reflexes dulled while he's undercover. Some people theorise that Xander is in fact UsefulNotes/StraightEdge.
* In ''Film/TheGreatMuppetCaper'', Fozzie is messing with some champagne served in a coupe (no, not his '50 Studebaker). He takes a sip, then turns around and informs the people behind him, "Hey, if you add enough sugar to this stuff it tastes just like ginger ale!" He gives the distinct impression that he finds this to be an improvement (possibly the fact that he was adding sugar to it was a pretty solid hint).

* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': Human [[BigBad Xykon]] is shown in ''Start Of Darkness'' to enjoy coffee--specifically godawful coffee, which forces his brain to relive every great cup of coffee he's ever had. Discovering he can no longer drink it after becoming a [[TheUndead lich]] makes him a ''little'' bit upset.

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'''King:''' How 'bout your sister's? ''(cue BarBrawl)''

-->'''Waiter''': A glass of milk?
-->'''Cuajinais''': ON THE ROCKS.
-->'''Waiter''': Alright.
-->'''Cuajinais''': *''grabs his shirt threateningly''* And without pasteurizating. I HATE SOFT DRINKS.

* In the ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' episode "Swap Meat", one of the first indications that Sam may not [[FreakyFridayFlip be quite himself]] comes when he orders an enormous sweet, fruity, frosted mixed drink instead of the Winchester brother standard of cheap American lager.

-->'''Sam:''' You know, the sarsaparilla's not bad.

-->'''Eddie''': How about when we get to town we have a big pow-wow with your whole army? We'll have a campfire, and I'll tell you all about what I do and where I came from over a big flagon of mead.
-->'''Ophelia''': What's a flagon of mead?
-->'''Eddie''': It's a drink. Aren't we in medieval times?
-->'''Ophelia''': Uhh... we only have beer. But you can have as many kegs as you want.
-->'''Eddie''': TO BLADEHENGE!

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* Creator/BradJones absolutely LOVES Crystal Pepsi. He loves it so much that he's trying to start a letter campaign to bring it back.
** Good news: It's back, or as near as makes no difference. Bad news: he can't drink it with his Jewish friends, because the brand is "Not See Kola".

* In the various ''Creator/MrT'' ''Versus'' comics, Mr. T's exhortations for kids to drink their milk has been [[{{Flanderization}} transformed into]] a full-on obsession with the drink, with him getting into many fights over milk, and the easiest way [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes to get him on a plane]] is to drug his milk.
* Agent Logan from the WebOriginal/ProtectorsOfThePlotContinuum is addicted to iced tea, deprivation of which sends him into a homicidal rage.
* Common in ''Roleplay/MallFight'':
** Connor loves Yoo-hoo, guzzling it down alcohol. %%Someone accidentally a word, can a troper familiar with the character figure out what this was supposed to be?
** Tox has 7-UP.
* In ''Always a Hero'', you'd better have a glass of orange juice waiting for Cora when she comes to visit. The pulpier, the better!

* The Flash's RoguesGallery appears in one episode of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'', planning a hit on The Flash in a BadGuyBar. After claiming to be, in their own words, "The hardest men in town", their drink orders are immediately revealed to consist of an Arnold Palmer (lemonade iced-tea), a cherry coke, a decaf soy latte, and a glass of milk.
** What makes this funnier is the fact that only the milk is treated as an odd order. Captain Cold feels a need to justify it by saying [[{{Squick}} his ulcer's been acting up]].

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--> '''Eggsy''': "Martini. Gin, not vodka, obviously. Stirred for 10 seconds while glancing at an unopened bottle of vermouth."

* [[Film/MysteryTeam Chocolate milk!]]
* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', It's subtle, but every time they're in a pub, Charles orders a cola, rather than alcohol, for Raven. [[FridgeBrilliance He doesn't want her]] [[GlamourFailure "slipping up"]] and exposing her true form.

-->[A red guy walks into a bar.]
-->'''Bartender:''' What'll you have, red guy?
-->'''Red guy:''' I'll have a frappe.

-->'''Sheldon''': I'll have a virgin Cuba Libre.
-->'''Penny''': That's rum and Coke, without the rum.
-->'''Sheldon''': Yes.
-->'''Penny''': So, Coke?
-->'''Sheldon''': Could you make it diet?
-->'''Penny''': (Growls) There's a can in the fridge.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VezDgfZKUdg "Whiskey and women just about done wrecked my life."]]

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* "What your drink says about you" lists are practically their own genre of Internet humor. Examples [[http://drunkard.com/issues/54/54_secret_language.html here]] and [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15170_what-your-favorite-drink-says-about-you.html here]].
* From the PlotHole-time onwards, WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic orders the ridiculously sweet sounding "cupcake vodka".
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* In ''Film/{{Shane}}'', a line is quickly drawn between the titular character and the drunken members of the Ryker gang when he walks into their bar and orders a soda-pop.

* ''{{Series/Batman}}'' (Adam West) enters a 60's disco, that barred Robin, since he was under 21, and orders orange juice, trying to "blend in."

* Agent Cooper from ''Series/TwinPeaks'' is completely enamored of coffee at the local diner.

* ''GIJoe'': All of the Dreadnoks are inordinately fond of grape soda. Sometime after the fall of Cobra, Torch eventually went into the business of making the stuff himself with the wildly successful "Uncle Winkin's Hard Grape Soda Company". He probably did this solely to get it for free and just the way he likes it.

* ''Franchise/GIJoe'': The Dreadnoks sure do love their grape soda.

One of the most widely used pieces of shorthand for telling the audience about a character's personality: have the character order a drink.

Some drinks are particularly trope rich:

* [[SpotOfTea Tea]], the most popular beverage in the world after water. No surprise, given that besides Britain, Ireland, and the Commonwealth, tea predominates in the former Soviet Union, East Asia, and South and Southeast Asia, and is highly competitive in the Middle East and North Africa--a collection of regions that, all told, contains about half to two-thirds of the world population. Styles, strengths, sweetness, and other ingredients are [[UsefulNotes/TeaAndTeaCulture strongly regional]] and indicative of class wherever you go. When ordered at a bar, this marks a classier non-drinker.
* [[MustHaveCaffeine Coffee]], its principal rival. As celebrated in the United States as tea is in the Commonwealth. Generally if a nation doesn't have a massive following for tea, that's because coffee of one form or another has taken that place instead. As with tea, you see a large variance in styles, strengths, and accompanying ingredients, with preferences often cutting across class lines. A character gets extra tough guy points if he makes a point of ordering "[[RealMenTakeItBlack Coffee. Black.]]"
* [[WineIsClassy Wine]]: the drink of the sophisticated intellectual, particularly if they're well-versed enough to know a Cabernet Sauvignon from a Pinot Noir, or that "[17XX/18XX/19XX/20XX] was a very [good/bad] year for Chateau L'[whatever]." Unless it's clear we're talking about the cheap stuff, in which case it's the tipple of choice for TheAlcoholic--there's a reason we call them "winos". Wine is one of the few drinks that women order that don't generally bring any connotations with it, good or bad.
* Beer: Traditionally the drink of the plebeian, the working-class everyday Joe, and /or the sports stalwart. In recent times, however, it might be considered the mark of a {{hipster}}, particularly if the order is for something obscure, only available in a few select locales, or otherwise hard to obtain. A hipster might even drink a very common, cheap beer "ironically." (Pabst Blue Ribbon is particularly common among ironic drinkers.) On a darker note, Bottled beer is often the sign of an [[TheAlcoholic alcoholic]] and/or [[AbusiveParents abusive parent]]; empty ones make for [[GrievousBottleyHarm instant on-hand weapons]] they can use to threaten people with.
* Whisk(e)y: Depends on the type. If a character orders Scotch or Irish whisky, they may be portrayed as sophisticated or worldly. On the other hand, if they order bourbon or rye (American or Canadian) they may be portrayed as a rough around the edges badass--unless it's a "sophisticated" rye or bourbon like Woodford Reserve or Booker's, which brings it back into "worldly" territory , albeit with connotations of "straight-talking American." This doesn't work as much with Canadian rye--even though there are more "sophisticated" Canadian whiskys, all but the most exclusive have a rough connotation, and so most of the time Canadian rye says "working-class person from Ontario or the Midwestern U.S. who probably watches way too much hockey." Regardless of the type, whisk(e)y is always portrayed as a [[RatedMForManly manly drink]]--a woman who likes whisk(e)y is, if not mannish, then definitely tough and determined (recall Creator/JudiDench's bourbon-sipping [[Characters/JamesBondM M]] from the Franchise/JamesBond films).
* Vodka (neat, as opposed to in a cocktail) will be consumed by either VodkaDrunkenski from the former Communist Bloc, or someone who wants to get hammered very quickly.
* Rum: a drink of straight rum instantly brings up nautical connotations. Either the person is a sailor (or pirate!), or wishes to be, if they didn't grow up in the tropics where rum is plentiful (and possibly the only drink available.) However, drinking rum as part of a mixed drink tends to dilute the nautical connotation. The well-known Rum & Coke is the domain of students and younger men. Rum might also suggest the person is rather old-fashioned.
* Gin: A classy drink, with British connotations, which increase immensely if the gin is paired with tonic water for the classic "gin and tonic." [[note]] The drink was actually invented by British officers who needed to drink quinine, the active ingredient in tonic water, to help ward off malaria while posted in colonies in the tropics. Gin goes well with tonic water, and has the added bonus of getting one gently soused.[[/note]]
* Martini: The drink of the UptownGirl and the UpperClassWit, an elegant-looking cocktail that connotes style and grace -- or possibly a wish to get very drunk, very fast (what is today considered the traditional recipe is six parts gin and one part vermouth, which usually translates to a little over three drinks' worth as half-measures are used), while still looking stylish. If they specifically order it [[Franchise/JamesBond "Shaken, not stirred"]] then they are probably don't know the first thing about drinks and probably won't enjoy it.[[note]] The earliest recipes for Martini are often as "sweet" as 50/50 gin and vermouth, but the proportion of gin has increased as distilling techniques have improved, making pure gin more palatable. A recipe often ascribed to UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill mentions that his favorite martini was just pure gin — with a quick glance at a vermouth bottle; a recipe ascribed to Creator/NoelCoward holds that a martini should consist of gin from a bottle "waved in the direction of Italy". [[/note]]
* Other cocktails: Drier and more concentrated cocktails have a similar implication to the Martini. Sweet, fruit-based cocktails, and any with a very elaborate garnish, are associated with young women who aren't as classy as they're pretending, people who are only just old enough to drink, and CampGay men.
* Soft drinks or water, when in a bar, represents an especially straitlaced person, or a stone-cold badass who doesn't give a damn about what anyone thinks, and wants to keep his wits about him. Or they're the DesignatedDriver. In fact, many real-life bars have a policy of not charging for anyone asking for soft drinks or water if they're accompanied by drinkers, because they want to encourage Designated Driving. [[note]]This is possible because bars typically mix their own sodas using municipal water and bulk-bought syrup, for pennies per drink.[[/note]] If they order a whole ''pitcher'' of ice water, it's probably {{Foreshadowing}} for a FireBreathingDiner scene.
* Milk: As water, but with more emphasis on naivety, or someone who's out of their element. Or someone who's ''really'' [[RealMenWearPink too badass to give a damn]], possibly ordering milk to make exactly that point. Or, as with water, the milk-drinker could be preparing to cope with the aftereffects of some BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce. (Not to be confused with DrunkOnMilk.)
* Finally, The GargleBlaster is the choice of every madman with a death wish.

Sometimes though, characters make a special point of ordering against type, such as an hardboiled character ordering milk (as mentioned above) or [[RealMenWearPink something sweet and girly]].

Compare YourFavorite. Drink orders in themselves are likely to be formed as TheTriple.

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* ''Literature/JohannesCabalTheDetective'': In the [[TestosteronePoisoning testosterone-poisoned]] military state of Mirkarvia, the gentleman's tipple of choice is any hard spirit in obscenely large quantities. Johannes, an outsider, orders a beer instead, to the bartender's quiet approval.

* In ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'', {{the Bard}} Kvothe regularly performs at an upmarket tavern and is happy to let his admirers buy him [[WineIsClassy vintage Sounten]] -- [[GuileHero which is to say]], the bartender gives him a mug of water and half the cost of the wine.

* Eddie [[AwesomeMcCoolName Valiant]], HardboiledDetective of ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit,'' orders a Scotch on the rocks. ''[[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments And he means ice.]]''

* [[SpotOfTea Tea]], the most popular beverage in the world after water. No surprise, given that besides Britain, Ireland, and the Commonwealth, tea predominates in the former Soviet Union, East Asia, and South and Southeast Asia, and is highly competitive in the Middle East and North Africa--a collection of regions that, all told, contains about half to two-thirds of the world population. Styles, strengths, sweetness, and other ingredients are [[UsefulNotes/TeaAndTeaCulture strongly regional]] and indicative of class wherever you go.

* ''Series/{{Supergirl}}'':

* Other cocktails: Drier and more concentrated cocktails have a similar implication to the Martini. Sweet, fruit-based cocktails, and any with a very elaborate garnish, are associated with young women who aren't as classy as they're pretending, people who just turned 21 years old[[note]]The legal drinking age [[WeAllLiveInAmerica in the U.S.]][[/note]], and CampGay men.

* In [=S1E29=] of ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade'', Kyōju needs some time alone to make sense of his life since the day he met Takao. To this end, he goes to a bar where he orders milk on the rocks, much to the [[FaceFault disbelief]] of the other patrons. Him ordering milk is both a gag because it contrasts with the trenchcoat-and-hat badass way he enters the bar, but it also is a gag because the whole atmosphere doesn't fit Kyōju to begin with. He's a nerd, somewhat prone to stress, and shy and polite. Of course he'd order milk!