alcohol vs alcoholic drink

alcohol and alcoholic drink both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alcohol	Yes	No	No	No
alcoholic drink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcohol and alcoholic drink are synonyms defined as:

alcohol and alcoholic drink: a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

Other synonyms of alcohol include alcoholic beverage, inebriant, intoxicant.

alcohol (noun)	alcoholic drink (noun)
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation