Do we have any idea what is in the Doctor's "Medicine cabinet"?

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are these drinks we should add to our tardis builds?

Any excuse for drinks 

Looks like one bottle says "Aldebaran" - probably not the same "Aldebaran whiskey" as Star Trek because that stuff is green.
If I strain my eyes, I think it looks like a circle split horizontally - the top half possibly representing the actual Orange Giant star, and the lower half a star-field. There's a silhouette of a bull because the star in in Taurus. 

The decanter the 1st Doctor uses looks like a very fancy cut-glass one, with a traditional chain and label which says "Brandy".

I'd be interested to see a better view of that Aldebaran label - I've talked myself into wanting to make it. I've recently been looking back at all the Star Trek bottle labels I re-created (because photobucket dropped it's free hosting, and I was going through my album there). Recently I was even able to update/correct my Romulan Ale label thanks to a re-appearance on Star Trek Picard. - It occurs to me I'm possibly (one of) the only people who wants Deep Space Nine to get a HD release so I can look at the bottles in Quark's Bar, rather than the spaceships!

Quote from: Angelus Lupus on Dec 24, 2020, 11:31 pmLooks like one bottle says "Aldebaran" - probably not the same "Aldebaran whiskey" as Star Trek because that stuff is green.

It depends on how long the Doctor has owned it surely. It started off green, but as the colours settle it could very well turn brown. =P

or after drinking half he could of added long island ice tea ingredients to fill the bottle (masking the green) just needs a splash of soda.

It says ALDEBARAN BRANDY.

Under that, in the circle, I'm pretty sure it says 32ND C____________.

The word beginning with C looks too long and not shaped right to be Century... could be something like Centennial or Celebrations...

Quote from: undefinedDoctor Who transcripts http://www.chakoteya.net/Extras/list.html

The Paradise of Death 1993
http://www.chakoteya.net/Extras/ParadiseofDeath.html

FREETH: You recognised it? Who are you, Doctor?
DOCTOR: Somebody who spent a long weekend on Aldebaran Two a few years ago. Too long a weekend. The food was disgusting.
FREETH: (laughing) Yes, it is, isn't it. How many recipes are there for cactus pulp?

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The Husbands of River Song 2015 http://www.chakoteya.net/DoctorWho/35-13.html

(River opens a roundel to reveal a drinks cabinet.)
RIVER: Would you like a drink? Aldebaran brandy. Help yourself, but don't tell Dad.

Quote from: undefinedStar Trek By Any Other Name 1968 http://www.chakoteya.net/StarTrek/50.htm

[Scott's quarters]

SCOTT: I found this on Ganymood, er, Ganymede.
TOMAR: What is it?
SCOTT: Well, it's, er. (peers at it, sniffs it) It's green.

Quote from: undefinedStar Trek TNG 1992 Season 6 Episode 04 Relics http://www.chakoteya.net/NextGen/230.htm

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(takes a drink)
SCOTT: What in blazes is this?
WAITER: Didn't you order Scotch?
SCOTT: Laddie, I was drinking Scotch a hundred years before you were born and I can tell you that whatever this is, it is definitely not Scotch.
DATA: I believe I may be of some assistance. Captain Scott is unaware of the existence of synthehol.
SCOTT: Synthehol?
DATA: Yes, sir. It is an alcohol substitute now being served aboard starships. It simulates the appearance, taste and smell of alcohol, but the intoxicating affects can be easily dismissed.
SCOTT: You're not quite human, are you?
DATA: No, sir. I am an android. Lieutenant Commander Data.
SCOTT: Synthetic Scotch, synthetic commanders.
DATA: I believe Guinan does keep a limited supply of non-syntheholic products. Perhaps one of them would be to your liking.
(Data goes behind the bar and comes out with a bottle)
SCOTT: What is it?
DATA: It is (looks at bottle) It is (sniffs contents) It is green.
(Scott drinks)
SCOTT: Ah!
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PICARD: I hope I'm not interrupting. I was just coming off duty and I wanted to see how you were doing.
SCOTT: Not at all, not at all. Have a drink with me, Captain.
PICARD: Thank you.
SCOTT: I don't know what it is, exactly, but I would be real careful. It's real
(Picard knocks it back in one)
PICARD: Aldebaran whiskey. Who do you think gave it to Guinan?
SCOTT: Ah.

Just found this on the net

https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3916755&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=30

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Quote from: undefinedSpeaking of The Secret Drinks Cabinet, it was so secret, that we *all* forgot about it until quite deep into series 10. By that point, a lot of the sugar solutions in those bottles had grown some very interesting spores, moulds and fungus...

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Quote from: undefinedSpeaking of The Secret Drinks Cabinet, it was so secret, that we *all* forgot about it until quite deep into series 10. By that point, a lot of the sugar solutions in those bottles had grown some very interesting spores, moulds and fungus...

Quote from: warmcanofcoke on Dec 27, 2020, 04:42 pm

Quote from: undefinedSpeaking of The Secret Drinks Cabinet, it was so secret, that we *all* forgot about it until quite deep into series 10. By that point, a lot of the sugar solutions in those bottles had grown some very interesting spores, moulds and fungus...

Cultivating molds, spores, and fungi on board the TARDIS?

I'd then expect that, by the twenty-third century, those will work just great with the U.S.S. Discovery's ( highly improbable ) "Spore Drive". Not to mention their becoming the primary dietary staple for giant space-faring tardigrades!

... hmm... and after considering that... then it's no wonder that the Discovery always spins as it jumps.
 
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I'm sure you're right about the source of the bottle, it certainly looks similar.

As to the content, I'd pretty much swear it was Limoncello... Lethal stuff, right up there with Romulan Ale, for that hideous morning after feeling   

Quote from: Rassilons Rod on Dec 29, 2020, 10:46 am

Thanks man, I'll have to pick up a bottle.

Quote from: warmcanofcoke on Dec 27, 2020, 04:42 pmAldebaran 2.jpg

Crate and Barrel
Calder Decanter
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Looks like a good match for the light green drink in the back row on the left.


https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/guildcraft-empoli-italy-amber-ribbed-403264320
GUILDCRAFT EMPOLI ITALY AMBER RIBBED GLASS GENIE BOTTLE/DECANTER

this looks sort of like the bottle on the far right.

Well, I said I'd have a go at it! So, with thanks to @warmcanofcoke for the excellent find of the label, here's what I got so far:



The hardest (and by far the longest) part has been matching the font! Compared to that, playing with gradients is easy - even tracing that bull will be a breeze compared to the tedium of eye-balling font after font only to rule them out because the numbers, E or R don't match.

(This is bringing back memories of squinting at poor source images from Deep Space Nine!)

Nice reproduction work, AL.  You beat me to it*.

*Or saved me the trouble, depending on how you'd like to view it.

It's a bottle label from one of my favourite sci-fi series... it's kind of my thing   Which reminds me: I really should find a new place to upload all my DS9 ones, since photobucket stopped being free.

Flickr or Imgur come to mind for photo hosting options.  Flickr might be the more desirable option as you can curate the selection, and disable the ability to download the images if you wished.