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This entry identifies the drinks, cocktails, and the liquor brands of John Wick Chapter 1.
Drinks of John Wick 1 Gallery (<- scroll ->)
Liquor Brands in John Wick Chapter 1
Peligroso Tequila
John Leguizamo as Aurelio is seen drinking straight Peligroso Tequila in the early scenes of him in his garage. John Wick later has a shot of Peligroso tequila that Aurelio pours for him.
Quintessentially Q Vodka
Michael Nyqvist as Viggo Tarasov is seen pouring glasses of this vodka for himself and his son Iosef Tarasov (played by Alfie Allen) before punching him for killing John Wick’s puppy.
Russian Standard Vodka
Viggo is seen pouring a glass of this vodka for himself as he tells his son why they need to be afraid of John Wick.
Viggo is later seen drinking this vodka again as he murders John Wick’s Marcus (played by Willem Dafoe).
Iosef is seen sitting near this bottle shortly before he is killed.
Glenlivet 18yr Scotch
Viggo is seen drinking this scotch out of a snifter as he waits to see if his first team of assassins to be killed by John Wick. He is still drinking it as he takes out the open hit on John Wick.
Blanton’s Bourbon
John Wick (Keanu Reeves) drinks Blanton’s Bourbon whiskey as he is being patched up by the doctor. (Having bourbon in the doctor’s office becomes a running theme in the series.)
Putinka Vodka
This vodka is briefly seen shortly before Iosef is about to die. The full label is never shown so this probably wasn’t product placement.
Drinks in John Wick Chapter 1
Martinis
Adrienne Palicki as Ms.Perkins drinks a martini with a lemon twist as John Wick enters the bar area of The Continental.
Later in the same scene The Continental Proprieter Winston (Ian McShane) drinks a martini with three olives as he talks to John Wick.
Champagne
Iosef drinks out of a bottle of champagne that is brought to him by a bikini babe as he hangs out in the grotto of his nightclub.
Car Booze
Viggo drinks brown liquor out of some liquor decanters in his car as John Wick is chasing him in one of the final scenes of the film.
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