Toggle menu
Toggle preferences menu
Toggle personal menu
Not logged in
Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits.

Tigh's liquor: Difference between revisions

From Battlestar Wiki, the free, open content Battlestar Galactica encyclopedia and episode guide
Mercifull (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Joe Beaudoin Jr. (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
 
(26 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
[[File:Tigh's bottle.jpg|thumb|right|Tigh measures how much alcohol he has drunk]]
[[File:Tigh's bottle.jpg|thumb|right|[[Saul Tigh]] measures how much alcohol he has remaining {{TRS|Water}}.]]
Regularly seen throughout the series, most commonly in the hands of [[Saul Tigh]], this whisky or scotch coloured beverage seems particularly popular among colonial officers.  
Regularly seen throughout the series, most commonly in the hands of [[Saul Tigh]], this whisky-colored beverage seems particularly popular among Colonial officers.  


The bottle is a tall six sided glass bottle with a L-shaped symbol edged onto each side. The brand name and exact variety of beverage is never named in the series.
As the specific name of this alcohol remains unnamed, it is referred to as '''Tigh's liquor'''.<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref>
 
[[File:Propworx Tighs liquor bottles.jpg|thumb|right|Bottles for sale in the Propworx Auction.]]
==Design==
[[Propworx]] Lot 494 and 495 note that the bottle is six-sided with faux etched graphics (unidentified L-shaped symbol) on all sides and measures 12 inches x 2.75 inches.


==Notes==
==Notes==
The bottles used by the props department were actually the brand [[https://www.internetwines.com/rws18983.html Brilliant vodka]].
 
=== Real-World Origin ===
The bottles used by the property department were repurposed from the now-defunct Brilliant Spirits, who produced and bottled vodka in this style of bottle in the highlands of Scotland. The bottles also featured removable hexagonal shot glasses that sat over the neck and cap of the bottle.<ref>{{Cite web|archivedate=04 June 2000|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000604133041/http://www.brilliant-spirit.com/brilliant.html#:~:text=Vodka%20%22Brilliant%22%20in%20hexagonal%20transparent%20bottles%2C%20with%20a%20detachable%20glass%20on%20the%20top%20of%20the%20bottle%20and%20with%20various%20decorations%2C%20700/750%20ml%20vol.%2C%2037%2C5/40%25%20alc.|title=Russian Recipe Vodka "Brilliant"|accessdate=18 December 2025|archive=y|url=http://www.brilliant-spirit.com/brilliant.html#:~:text=Vodka%20%22Brilliant%22%20in%20hexagonal%20transparent%20bottles%2C%20with%20a%20detachable%20glass%20on%20the%20top%20of%20the%20bottle%20and%20with%20various%20decorations%2C%20700/750%20ml%20vol.%2C%2037%2C5/40%25%20alc.}}</ref>
 
=== "L" Logos ===
The symbol itself is a nod to the logo found on the "L" version of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]]' [[Cubit|cubit coins]].
 
There are two types of "L" logo used in the series. In earlier episodes, the bottle logo featured an oval and the "L" logo as negative space. In later episodes, just the 'L' was depicted. The bottles themselves used faux vinyl graphics to emulate engraving.
 
== Additional Images ==
<gallery mode="slideshow">
Image:Tighs liquor miniseries logo.jpg|Logo used on the bottles during the [[Miniseries]] and early episodes of [[Season 1]]
Image:Tigh's liquor bottle logo.jpg|Logo used from late Season 1 onwards
</gallery>


== References ==
== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>
{{reflist}}
 
==External links==
*[http://www.brilliant-spirit.com Brilliant Vodka], the bottles used by the props department for Tigh's liquor.
*[[w:Whisky|Whisky]] (Real-world alcoholic beverage) article at [[w:|Wikipedia]].
*[[w:Scotch whisky|Scotch whisky]] (Real-world alcoholic beverage) article at [[w:|Wikipedia]].


{{Drugs}}
{{Drugs}}

Latest revision as of 20:27, 18 December 2025

Saul Tigh measures how much alcohol he has remaining (TRS: "Water").

Regularly seen throughout the series, most commonly in the hands of Saul Tigh, this whisky-colored beverage seems particularly popular among Colonial officers.

As the specific name of this alcohol remains unnamed, it is referred to as Tigh's liquor.[1]

Bottles for sale in the Propworx Auction.

Design

edit

Propworx Lot 494 and 495 note that the bottle is six-sided with faux etched graphics (unidentified L-shaped symbol) on all sides and measures 12 inches x 2.75 inches.

Notes

edit

Real-World Origin

edit

The bottles used by the property department were repurposed from the now-defunct Brilliant Spirits, who produced and bottled vodka in this style of bottle in the highlands of Scotland. The bottles also featured removable hexagonal shot glasses that sat over the neck and cap of the bottle.[2]

"L" Logos

edit

The symbol itself is a nod to the logo found on the "L" version of the Original Series' cubit coins.

There are two types of "L" logo used in the series. In earlier episodes, the bottle logo featured an oval and the "L" logo as negative space. In later episodes, just the 'L' was depicted. The bottles themselves used faux vinyl graphics to emulate engraving.

Additional Images

edit

References

edit
  1. This is a Battlestar Wiki descriptive term.
  2. Russian Recipe Vodka "Brilliant" (in English). Archived from the original on 04 June 2000. Retrieved on 18 December 2025.
edit