100 Alcohol-Inspired Cat Names With Meanings

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If you recently adopted a new cat or kitten, cheers! Bringing home a new pet is certainly cause for celebration, and what better way than toasting with your favorite beverage? Naming your new cat can be difficult—I always seem to run out of ideas when I need them the most! Luckily, this article contains plenty of alcohol cat names for you to choose from, no matter your drink of choice.

Alcohol-inspired cat names can range from funny to sophisticated, depending on the angle you take. We have both in this list of 100 alcohol-inspired cat names, which are based on beer, cocktails, wine, and more.

Beer-Inspired Cat Names

These names are inspired by beer, from brand names to related words and plants.

• Bud – After the brand Budweiser.
• Guinness – After the brand Guinness.
• Miller – After Miller Lite.
• Ale – A type of beer that tastes bitter.
• Brew – The process used to make beer.
• Heineken – After the Heineken brand of beer.
• Brewster – Someone who brews beer.
• Sierra – After the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company.
• Victory – After the Victory Brewing Company.
• Flanders – A type of ale.
• Hops – Plants used to make beer.
• Nugget – A variety of hops.
• Porter – A type of beer that originated in England.
• Abbey – A Belgian beer.
• Barley – An ingredient used to make beer.
• Cascade – A brand of beer.
• Monte Carlo – A beer brand.
• Fizz – After the carbonation in beer.
• Hopper – Equipment used to make beer.

Cocktail-Inspired Cat Names

Cocktails make surprisingly cute cat names. Names like Cosmo and Bitters are perfect for boys, while Brooklyn and Bramble are adorable for girl cats.

• Cosmopolitan – Made from triple sec, cranberry juice, and lime juice.
• Cosmo – Short for Cosmopolitan.
• Hurricane – A citrusy drink made with two types of rum.
• Spritzer – White wine and sparkling water.
• Brooklyn – A whiskey cocktail.
• Martini – A gin cocktail.
• Spritz – A cocktail with wine.
• Bloody Mary – A seven-ingredient cocktail including vodka and tomato juice.
• Lemon Drop – A citrusy cocktail, perfect for a yellow cat.
• Bramble – Made of blackberries and gin.
• Pisco – Pisco with lime juice, simple syrup, and egg whites.
• Mojito – Rum, lime juice, simple syrup, and mint.
• Margarita – A tequila cocktail.
• Manhattan – A whiskey cocktail.
• Bitters – Alcohol infused with spices, fruits, or other ingredients.
• Pina Colada – Rum and coconut, lime, and pineapple juice.
• Tonic – A mixer used to make cocktails.
• Mimosa – Sparkling wine and orange juice, great for an orange cat.
• Mai Tai – Rum, citrus juice, and almond syrup.
• Paloma – Tequila and citrus juice.
• Screwdriver – Vodka and orange juice.
• Shirley Temple – A popular mocktail.
• Vesper – A gin and vodka cocktail.

Wine-Inspired Cat Names

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Next, we have a “bunch” of names inspired by wines, from grape varieties to brand names.

• Merlot – A dark blue grape used to make wine.
• Champagne – A sparkling white wine.
• Flute – After a champagne flute.
• Noir – Pinot noir is a variety of grape used to make red wine.
• Vino – Slang for wine.
• Dom – After Dom Pérignon champagne.
• Red – After red wine.
• Cabernet – A dry red wine.
• Sonoma – After California’s Sonoma County, which is famous for its wine.
• Sangria – A wine cocktail.
• Gris – Vin gris is a light pink-colored wine.
• Vinny – Another play on vin gris.
• Moscato – A style of white or pink wine.
• Chardonnay – A type of white wine.
• Rosé – A pink-colored wine.
• Bubbles – After the bubbles in sparkling wine.
• Bordeaux – Wine from Bordeaux, France.
• Corky – As in a wine cork.
• Malbec – A grape used to make red wine.
• Vino – The Italian word for wine.
• Blanc – After Sauvignon Blanc, a white wine.
• Malbec – A grape used to make red wine.
• Tannin – Tannins add bitterness to wine.
• Vermouth – Fortified wine.

Liquor-Inspired Cat Names

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Need some liquor-inspired cat names? Here are 20+ that are sure to inspire you!

• Tequila – A type of alcohol made from the agave plant.
• Bourbon – A type of whiskey.
• Amaretto – An Italian liquor.
• Campari – A bitter Italian liquor.
• Moonshine – Whiskey with a high alcohol content, typically sold illegally.
• Brandy – Distilled wine.
• Disaronno – A brand of Amaretto.
• Galliano – An Italian liqueur brand.
• Bailey – After Baileys Cream Liqueur, perfect for a tan-colored cat.
• Kahlua – A brand of coffee-flavored liquor.
• Sambuca – A white liqueur flavored with essential oils.
• Juniper – Juniper berries are used to make gin.
• Hennessy – A liquor brand.
• Fireball – After the brand Fireball Whisky.
• Whiskey – Alcohol made from grain.
• Schnaps – A colorless alcoholic beverage.
• Captain Morgan – A brand of rum.
• Jack – After the brand Jack Daniels.
• Daniel – Another play on Jack Daniels.
• Dewar – After Dewar’s whiskey.
• Blanton – After the brand Blanton’s Bourbon.
• Bacardi – A brand best known for its rum.
• Mead – Made of fermented honey.

Funny Alcohol-Inspired Cat Names

Finally, here are some funny alcohol-inspired cat names based on puns.

• Whiskery – A play on whiskey.
• Tipsy – Used to describe someone who’s a little bit drunk.
• Slurry – After the slurred speech of someone who is drunk.
• Cat-a-Tonic – Instead of gin and tonic.
• Meowgarita – A play on margarita.
• Catbernet – A cabernet pun.
• Meowmosa – A pun based on the word “mimosa.”
• Meowtini – Instead of martini.
• Pawsécco – A play on Prosecco.
• Purrlot – With a silent “t” as in “merlot.”
• Dom Purrignon – After Dom Pérignon.

We hope you found yourself absolutely intoxicated by the names on this list, and that you were able to choose the perfect one for your new cat or kitten. If not, try thinking of your own favorite beverage and see if it fits!