alcoholic drink vs alcohol

alcoholic drink and alcohol both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

alcoholic drink (noun)	alcohol (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