These are some of the common words associated with alcoholic beverages in Japan. There are obviously more, but this is a good start.
酒 sake: alcohol さけ ワイン wain: wine 赤 aka: red 白 shiro: white ビール bi-ru: beer 生ビール nama bi-ru: draft beer チューハイ: chu-hai, typically fruity "cocktail" type beverage (similar alcohol content to beer) ハイボール haibo-ru: highball (whiskey and soda mixed drink) ウィスキー: whiskey 日本酒 nihonshu: japanese liquor (sake) Japanese Alcohol: 日本酒 にほんしゅ 梅酒 umeshu: plum wine うめしゅ 焼酎 shochu: literally "fire water," shochu is a distilled beverage しょうちゅう 泡盛: awamori, Okinawan distilled beverage あわもり リキュール: liqueur ＊＊度 alcohol percent/content アルコール分 alcohol percent 辛口: dry 甘口: sweet