[Covenantor]

It is practically guaranteed that it was not (just) water in the gentleman's glass."

Well the still full water glass is the one next to the sugar bowl at the right. Notice well the two empty glasses at the left with a small amount of darker liquid at the bottoms. Note also the ripple in the table covering like an outgoing tide as the empties were pushed to the side. Odd thing that the glasses are progressively less wide, with the narrowest in his hand. Teacup dismissed to stand against the wall.

IIRC Sir Winston retired each night of the war with a bottle of brandy and a cigar.

BTW as I understand it colonial officers never mixed spirits with unreliable local water.

[cpdiii]

Well the still full water glass is the one next to the sugar bowl at the right. Notice well the two empty glasses at the left with a small amount of darker liquid at the bottoms. Note also the ripple in the table covering like an outgoing tide as the empties were pushed to the side. Odd thing that the glasses are progressively less wide, with the narrowest in his hand. Teacup dismissed to stand against the wall.

IIRC Sir Winston retired each night of the war with a bottle of brandy and a cigar.

I must assure you that neither brandy nor whiskey (Scotch) were in those glasses. A man such as Churchill would never drink good whiskey nor Brandy from a water glass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If it were in the evening I would be most surprised if it were not good brandy or whiskey. However it would be in a brandy glass or a whiskey glass. Never would it be a glass for water!!!