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{{disline|For information on the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}' alcoholic beverage, see [[Ambrosa]].}} | {{disline|For information on the {{TOS|Battlestar Galactica|Original Series}}' alcoholic beverage, see [[Ambrosa]].}} | ||
[[ | [[Image:Ambrosia.jpg|thumb|right|The [[ambrosia]] flows richly during the Tighs' reunion dinner.<br>{{TRS|Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down}}]] | ||
'''Ambrosia''' is | '''Ambrosia''' is an intoxicating alcoholic beverage, typically green in color. | ||
[[Ellen Tigh]] presents a bottle of ambrosia to her husband, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], after they have reunited {{TRS|Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down}}. | [[Ellen Tigh]] presents a bottle of ambrosia to her husband, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]], after they have reunited {{TRS|Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down}}. | ||
During a documentary on the military of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] conducted by [[D'Anna Biers]], an inebriated, cigarette-smoking [[Felix Gaeta]] reveals a tattoo and comments: "Ambrosia's good with a chaser. And if you have enough ambrosia―didn't really hurt that much" {{TRS|Final Cut}}. | During a documentary on the military of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] conducted by [[D'Anna Biers]], an inebriated, cigarette-smoking [[Felix Gaeta]] reveals a tattoo and comments: "Ambrosia's good with a chaser. And if you have enough ambrosia―didn't really hurt that much" {{TRS|Final Cut}}. | ||
The luxury liner ''[[Cloud | The luxury liner ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' offered ambrosia as a bar side drink {{TRS|Colonial Day}}. | ||
[[John Cavil]] would imbibe on the drink in a flask while pretending to be a [[Brother]] aboard [[Galactica (TRS)|''Galactica'']], as it appeared to have the same affect on [[humanoid Cylons]] {{TRS|The Plan}}. | [[John Cavil]] would imbibe on the drink in a flask while pretending to be a [[Brother]] aboard [[Galactica (TRS)|''Galactica'']], as it appeared to have the same affect on [[humanoid Cylons]] {{TRS|The Plan}}. | ||
== Brands == | == Brands == | ||
According to the labels on the bottle; Ambrosia was produced in the Bliffe Sector by the Stanford Distillery for at least 100 years. It also appears to have been made with prison labor <ref>Given the humorous tone of the entire label this might just be an in-joke by the production team that isn't supposed to be taken literally. The joke itself may be a nod to "[[The Long Patrol]]", an [[Original Series]] episode, where [[ambrosa]] was made by prisoners on the penal colony of [[Proteus]].</ref>. The telephone area code for the Bliffe Sector is (04). | |||
Scorpion Marsh Genuine Ambrosia is a particularly expensive brand | Scorpion Marsh Genuine Ambrosia is a particularly expensive brand 58 years before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The majority of [[Caprica_(RDM)|Capricans]] dislike Scorpion due to its potency and the belief that it smells like sulfur {{CAP|Know Thy Enemy}}. Sister [[Clarice Willow]] presents a bottle to [[Amanda Graystone]] as a gift {{CAP|The Imperfections of Memory}}. | ||
[[ | [[Image:ambrosia2.jpg|thumb|right|The actual labels from the bottle used on the show.]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{ext-wikipedia|article = Ambrosia}} | {{ext-wikipedia|article = Ambrosia}} | ||
*[[w:Absinthe|Absinthe]] (Real-world green alcoholic beverage) article at [ | *[[w:Absinthe|Absinthe]] (Real-world green alcoholic beverage) article at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Wikipedia]. | ||
{{Drugs}} | {{Drugs}} | ||