Alcoholic drinks

In real life, water does not make a good combination with alcohol. But words for various alcoholic drinks, surprisingly have their root in Water.

Whisky - water of life
Rum - root word rumbullion  - strong water
Vodka - 'Voda' in russian means water (specifically water of life)
Wine - In the biblical story, Jesus turns water to wine.The word itself is derived from grape vine.

Some other popular drinks and their meanings
Place names:
Tequila - A place name in mexico where the drink is made
Scotch - Scottish whisky

Source of Drink
Gin - dutch word for juniper berries
sake - rice wine (or) distilled beverage
beer - barley
fenny - cashew
Arrack - coconut

Thanks to Arabic invention of distillation, we have managed to make strong alcohol out of anything with a potential to decay (source).

Agave: Tequila · Mezcal
Almond: Amaretto
Anise: Absinthe · Arak · Ouzo · Rakı · Pastis · Sambuca · Sassolino
Apple: Applejack · Calvados
Barley: Scotch whisky · Irish whiskey · Japanese whisky
Cashew: Fenny
Coconut: Arrack · Malibu
Fruit: Boukha · Brandy · Kirschwasser · Limoncello · Pisco · Palinka · Rakia · Schnapps
Grape: Cognac · Armagnac
Honey: Bärenjäger · Krupnik
Maize (corn): Bourbon whiskey · Corn whiskey · Tennessee whiskey
Plum: Slivovitz · Ţuică
Pomace: Grappa · Orujo · Zivania · Tsikoudia · Tsipouro
Cinnamon: Tentura
Potato: Vodka · Aquavit · Brennivín · Snaps
Sorghum: Baijiu (Kaoliang)
Rice: Rice baijiu · Soju · Awamori
Rye: Rye whiskey
Sugarcane/Molasses: Rum · Cachaça · Aguardiente · Falernum · Guaro · Seco Herrerano · Tharra