(euphemistic) An alcoholic drink, especially with tonic.
Wodehouse Offing|XIV|“Well, let's hope you're right, darling. In the meantime,†said Kipper, “if I don't get that whisky-and-soda soon, I shall disintegrate. Would you mind if I went in search of it, Mrs Travers?†“It's the very thing I was about to suggest myself. Dash along and drink your fill, my unhappy young stag at eve.†“I'm feeling rather like a restorative, too,†said Bobbie. “Me also,†I said, swept along on the tide of the popular movement. “Though I would advise,†I said, when we were outside, “making it port. More authority.â€
Adjective
restorative
Serving to restore.After a long day working in the fields Clarence took comfort in a restorative pint of beer.
MiltonDestroys life's enemy, Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.