cordial vs intoxicant

cordial and intoxicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cordial	Yes	Yes	No	No
intoxicant	Yes	Yes	No	No

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

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

cordial (noun)	intoxicant (noun)
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal	a drug that can produce a state of intoxication
	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent

cordial (adjective)	intoxicant (adjective)
diffusing warmth and friendliness	causing intoxication
politely warm and friendly
sincerely or intensely felt