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The Colonial Wireless Alphabet (CWA) is a means of communicating letters via words, thus permitting clarity when communicating spellings over wireless. This is similar to the NATO phonetic alphabet used for radio communications.

The following is a list of words used in the CWA. At present, only ten have been canonically identified.

Letter	Word	Pronunciation
A	Alpha/Alfa	[ˈæl.fə]
B	Bravo	[ˈbɹɑ.voʊ]
C	Constellation	[ˌcɑn.stə.ˈleɪ.ʃən]
D	Delta	[ˈdɛl.tə]
E	Echo	[ˈɛ.koʊ]
G	Gamma	[ˈgamə]
N	Nebula	[ˈnɛb.ju.lə]
S	Sierra	[si.ˈɛɹˌɹə]
T	Tango	[tăng'gō]
X	X-ray	[ɛks.'ɹeɪ]

Notes

• "Wilco" is not a CWA letter code. It means "will comply," matching its real usage.
• While the Colonial wireless alphabet borrows from the NATO phonetic alphabet, there are exceptions because they have Earth-specific references and are unlikely to be known to the Colonials. Examples: India and Quebec (Earth locations), Romeo and Juliet (Shakespearean characters), and Yankee and Zulu (regional and ethnic groups of Earth).
• The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game includes a complete listing of the wireless alphabet, though the full list has not been verified as canon. The additions supplied by the game are as follows (direct analogues to the NATO phonetic alphabet marked with an asterisk):

Letter	Word
F	Foxtrot*
H	Hotel*
I	Icon
J	Juno
K	Kilo*
L	Logo
M	Meteor
O	Oscar*
P	Papa*
Q	Quasar
R	Rho
U	Uniform*
V	Victor*
W	Whiskey*
Y	Yellow
Z	Zephyr

References

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Re-imagined Series co-creator Ron D. Moore typically enjoys a fine alcoholic beverage or tobacco product ("smokes and drinks") while recording podcasts that provide commentary to the many episodes. This article summarizes the beverage and tobacco brands used during the podcasts where available.

As Moore (sort of) requested, Battlestar Wiki is committed to keeping score of his libations.

Season 2

Podcasts where smokes and drinks were mentioned were not created until episode 10, season 2, "Pegasus".

"Pegasus"

• Beverage: Not defined.
• Smokes: Not defined, but at least three cigarettes were enjoyed. (Moore denies that the smokes are New Caprican loco weed or any other terrestrial psychotropic genus).

"The Captain's Hand"

• Beverage: Not defined.
• Smokes: Not defined, but smokes were enjoyed. Moore asks the fans to ""man up" when it comes to his enjoyment of smokes and drinks and the background noise of his home during the podcasts.

"Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I"

• Beverage: Not defined.
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife, Terry Dresbach, joined him in the commentary, who forbids smoking while she is in the room.

"Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II"

• Beverage: David Eick joins Moore. He pours a little Johnnie Walker Blue Label in celebration of this season-ending episode, quipping that Moore is pouring "apple juice" in a half-hearted attempt to set an example for his children.
• Smokes: Not defined, but Moore, who calls himself a "re-smoker," enjoys several.

Season 3

"Occupation" and "Precipice"

• Beverage: Bowmore "Cask Strength" Scotch, given to him by a friend.
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attended the podcast.

"Exodus, Part I"

• Beverage: Longmorn Fifteen Scotch. (Moore: "A highland Scotch. A damned fine one.")
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attended the podcast.

"Exodus, Part II"

• Beverage: Glenrothes Scotch.
• Smokes: American Spirit

"Collaborators"

• Beverage: Diet Coke. Moore speaks from his office at Universal Studios.
• Smokes: Not defined, but he smokes anyway, joking that he is in defiance of California state law.

"Torn"

• Beverage: None. Moore speaks at the "The History and Theory of Commercial Narrative film" class at Cornell University, his alma mater.
• Smokes: None.

"A Measure of Salvation"

• Beverage: Macallan Scotch given by a Cornell student named Josh after Moore endured a dry podcast for the last episode.
• Smokes: American Spirit

"Hero"

• Beverage: None. Moore chose to take a break from inbibing this podcast. ("Too early in the day.")
• Smokes: Shermans. Moore notes to all that he doesn't smoke nearly as much as his fans may believe.

"Unfinished Business"

• Beverage: None.
• Smokes: None. Moore is joined by Grace Park and Tahmoh Penikett in the Moore's Vancouver apartment. The group quips on the episode's use of "New Caprican loco weed" by characters Laura Roslin and William Adama.

"The Passage"

• Beverage: None. Moore notes that he is feeling unwell.
• Smokes: None.

"Rapture"

• Beverage: Johnnie Walker Black. Dresbach notes that, because of their plane trip, they "cheapened out" on the Scotch in case the "good stuff" would cause an in-flight incident.
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attends the podcast.

"Taking a Break From All Your Worries"

• Beverage: Glenross Scotch
• Smokes: Shermans

"The Woman King"

• Beverage: Absinthe, from an undisclosed source.
• Smokes: Undisclosed. Wife Dresbach and Moore are vacationing on the Russion River in a cabin.

"A Day in the Life"

• Beverage: Bruichladdich Scotch ("With the Yellow Submarine label.")
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attends the podcast.

"Maelstrom"

• Beverages: Isle of Jura Scotch. (A gift from "professor Diane Winston, at the University of Southern California, who invited me to come and talk with her class on media- religion in television.") Dresbach enjoys "A glass of le lait, with a twist of orange."
• Smokes: None.

"The Son Also Rises"

• Beverage: Highland Twenty Five Scotch, a gift from his wife for Valentine's Day.
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attends the podcast.

"Crossroads, Part I"

• Beverage: Edradour Scotch, a gift from actor John Hodgman. Moore notes that, of the Scotches he's imbibed, that Talisker is one of is favorites, as well as the Isle of Jura Scotch he enjoyed during the podcast of "Maelstrom".
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife attends the podcast.

"Crossroads, Part II"

• Beverages: Highland Twenty Five Scotch
• Smokes: American Spirit, a "gift" from Dresbach, who lets Moore smoke in her presence for this particular podcast.

Season 4

"Razor"

• Beverages: Macallan Seventeen Scotch, possibly the same Macallan enjoyed in the podcast for "A Measure of Salvation".
• Smokes: Not defined.

"He That Believeth in Me"

• Beverages: Macallan Fine Oak 17
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife and children are in the house.

"Six of One"

• Beverages: Woodford Reserve bourbon
• Smokes: Not defined.

"The Ties That Bind"

• Beverages: Woodford Reserve bourbon.
• Smokes: Not defined.

"Escape Velocity"

• Beverages: Glenmorangie
• Smokes: None. Moore's wife and children are in the house.

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