cordial vs alcoholic beverage

cordial and alcoholic beverage both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cordial	Yes	Yes	No	No
alcoholic beverage	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, alcoholic beverage is a hypernym of cordial; that is, alcoholic beverage is a word with a broader meaning than cordial:

Other hypernyms of cordial include alcohol, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant.

cordial (noun)	alcoholic beverage (noun)
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

cordial (adjective)	alcoholic beverage (adjective)
diffusing warmth and friendliness
politely warm and friendly
sincerely or intensely felt