I call my cat Whiskey occasionally (her name is Whiskers haha).
In all seriousness, I think people would always associate the name with alcohol, I don't know how anyone couldn't. And even if it wasn't an alchoholic drink, I still think the name is pretty ugly :S
The only other name I can think of that is also an alcoholic drink is
Margarita and I've never liked the name, mainly for that reason. I think once it's an alcoholic drink, it's off limits as a name.