"Winston Churchill had a rep­u­ta­tion as a bril­liant states­man and a prodi­gious drinker. The for­mer prime min­is­ter imbibed through­out the day, every day. He also burned through 10 dai­ly cig­ars, and lived to the ripe old age of 90. His come­back to Field Mar­shal Bernard Mont­gomery's boast that he nei­ther smoked nor drank, and was 100 per­cent fit was "I drink and smoke, and I am 200 per­cent fit." First Lady Eleanor Roo­sevelt mar­veled "that any­one could smoke so much and drink so much and keep per­fect­ly well.""
"In No More Cham­pagne: Churchill and His Mon­ey , author David Lough doc­u­ments Churchill's dis­as­trous alco­hol expens­es, as well as the bot­tle count at , his Ken­tish res­i­dence. Here's the tal­ly for March 24,1937: 180 bot­tles and 30 half bot­tles of Pol Roger cham­pagne 20 bot­tles and 9 half bot­tles of oth­er cham­pagne 100+ bot­tles of claret 117 bot­tles and 389 half bot­tles of Barsac 13 bot­tles of brandy 5 bot­tles of cham­pagne brandy 7 bot­tles of liqueur whisky"
Winston Churchill drank throughout the day every day, smoked about ten cigars daily, and lived to the age of ninety. He replied to claims of abstinence with "I drink and smoke, and I am 200 percent fit," and Eleanor Roosevelt remarked on his ability to drink and smoke heavily while remaining well. Financial records show substantial alcohol expenses and a detailed bottle count at his Kentish residence, including hundreds of champagnes, claret, Barsac, brandy, and liqueur whisky on a single day in March 1937. Whiskey sommelier Rex Williams and podcaster Andrew Heaton devoted a day to replicating Churchill's regimen. Others previously undertook similar experiments.
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