Tokaji, spirits and cold exposure on Arctic expeditions

Was Tokaji or other alcohol used medicinally on Arctic expeditions?

The specific Tokaji practice is not confirmed here. The broader answer concerns spirits carried on Arctic expeditions and the hypothermia risk despite feeling less cold.

Dan Freeman is unfamiliar with the specific medicinal use of Tokaji raised in the question. Arctic expeditions did carry spirits, and his broader answer concerns the effect of alcohol in cold conditions. Feeling less cold can accompany a fall in body temperature and increased vulnerability to hypothermia. His suggestion that expedition members understood the danger and drank anyway is a conjecture about their motives, not a documented explanation of a particular expedition.