Churchill loved to smoke and drink

The British Bulldog is frequently seen in famous photos holding a large cigar in his palm or smiling, but smoking wasn't his only vice. The trendy brandy and soda was Lord Churchill's preferred beverage. The guy himself famously proclaimed that the four necessities of existence are "hot baths, cold champagne, fresh peas, and old brandy."

When Churchill was a young soldier, he headed out to South Africa for the Second Boer War with 60 bottles of different alcoholic beverages, largely made up of his preferred whiskey and brandy. Even better, he was able to secure a doctor's certificate in 1932 that allowed him to consume alcohol indefinitely while in the United States. The great man loved to eat breakfast by himself in his bedroom and spend most of the morning working in bed or his study with a whiskey nearby. These morning drams only had a tiny bit of liquor in a huge glass that was filled with water, which seems like a prescription for inebriated catastrophe. Up until noon, he drank on whiskies judiciously before savoring a pint bottle of Champagne (often presented in a silver tankard) with his meal. After dinner, he may sip vintage wine, and then have Port and brandy with his cigar. He occasionally drank a hard Scotch and soda, especially under pressure.

Churchill was informed he couldn't drink in front of Saudi King Abdulaziz because of the King's religious convictions when they were scheduled to meet in 1945. Churchill said, "My religion mandated an absolute holy ceremony, smoking cigars and drinking alcohol before, during, and if necessary during all meals and the intervals between them," in his trademark dry non-funny manner. It was one of the interesting facts about Winston Churchill is he consumed a lot of alcohol, although he seldom ever seemed drunk. He stated, "I had been raised and educated to feel the deepest scorn for anybody who got drunk," with the same qualification, "Except on really extraordinary events like anniversaries."