Drinks

Drinks cover every soft drink, water, tea, coffee and alcohol in Night City. A soft drink or a coffee gives V the Hydration status, which makes Stamina refill faster for a few minutes. Alcohol works the other way and makes V drunk. The Afterlife bar serves cocktails named after the legends of Night City. Drinks suit any build that shoots or swings a blade, and the cocktails suit a player who enjoys the city's stories.

Effects

Drinks fall into two groups. Soft drinks, water, tea and coffee give Hydration. Alcohol gives the Drunk status.

Hydration. Drinking a soft drink, a bottle of water, a tea or a coffee applies Hydration. Hydration makes Stamina refill faster. The status lasts about seven and a half minutes, the same as the Nourishment status from food. Every Hydration drink gives the same buff. A can of NiCola, a Cirrus Cola or a cup of Coffee all do the same job. Stamina drains with each shot and with each melee attack, so faster regeneration keeps V fighting longer between pauses.

Alcohol. Every alcoholic drink applies the Drunk status. Drunk blurs V's vision. It lowers movement speed and halves weapon accuracy. The status lasts about half a minute. Several drinks in a row stack the effect. Beer, wine, whiskey, vodka, gin, tequila and sake all work the same way in play.

Cocktails. The Afterlife is the bar of Night City's mercenaries. It names drinks after legends once they die. Claire, the bartender, serves The Johnny Silverhand, The Jackie Welles and The David Martinez. Each cocktail is alcohol, so it makes V drunk like any other drink.

Pros

• Hydration drinks are cheap and give a free Stamina buff.
• A meal and a drink together cover both Health and Stamina before a job.
• The Afterlife cocktails carry the story of the characters they are named after.

Cons

• Hydration is a small buff and fades after a few minutes.
• Alcohol gives no bonus in a fight and halves weapon accuracy.
• Drinking several rounds stacks the Drunk penalty.

Consumable Categories

Best Drinks

Name	Image	Why
The Jackie Welles		Jackie's own recipe at the Afterlife
The Johnny Silverhand		The rockerboy's cocktail
The David Martinez		Tribute to a legend of the Edgerunners
NiCola (drink)		Hydration, and the mixer in The David Martinez
Coffee		Hydration for faster Stamina

The Jackie Welles is a shot of vodka with lime juice and ginger beer. Its description adds a splash of love. Jackie gave Claire the recipe and asked her to remember it for the day he became a legend. The Johnny Silverhand is a tequila old fashioned with a splash of beer and a chili garnish. The David Martinez is vodka on the rocks topped with NiCola. David comes from the series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners.

Character Builds

Hydration helps every build that relies on Stamina.

• Gunner. Each shot drains Stamina. A Hydration drink keeps the bar refilling faster between bursts.
• Blade fighter. Each melee attack drains Stamina too. Hydration shortens the wait between combos.
• Long-lasting setup. The Stamina Booster and Jellytricity raise Stamina regeneration for half an hour. The Military-Grade Lactic Acid Recyclers raise it for good. Hydration adds a little more on top.

Alcohol belongs outside combat. Its accuracy penalty works against every ranged build.

Notes

• Food vendors sell soft drinks, coffee and alcohol across Night City.
• Bartenders sell alcohol in the bars of the city.
• The Afterlife is in Watson. To get a cocktail, talk to Claire, ask for a new drink and pick it from the menu.
• The Jackie Welles joins the Afterlife menu after Jackie's death in the main story.
• Hot Roddy's Road-Ready Coffee (recalled) is a Phantom Liberty coffee from the food vendor at the EBM Petrochem Stadium in Dogtown.

All Drinks

Every drinks consumable is listed below.

Name	Image	Effect	Duration
21st Stout			30
Ab-synth
Abydos Classic			30
Abydos King Size			30
Armagnac Massy			30
Baalbek Arak
Blue Grass			30
Bolshevik Vodka			30
Broseph Ale			30
Broseph Lager
Bumelant			30
Cactus Juice			450
Calavera Feliz			30
Centzon Totochtin
Centzon Totochtin Indigo
Champaradise			30
Chateau Delen 2012
Chirrisco			30
ChroManticore
ChroManticore Carnival			450
ChroManticore Lime			450
ChroManticore Ultraviolet
Cirrus Cola Blood Breeze			450
Cirrus Cola Classic			450
Cirrus Cola Corn and Lemon			450
Coffee			450
Coffee with Syn-Milk			450
Conine			30
Donaghy's			30
Filtered Rainwater			450
Hot Roddy's Road-Ready Coffee (recalled)
Joe Tiel's Okie Hooch
Kopi Kadal Coffee
La Perle Des Alpes
Latte			450
Matapang Coffee			450
Matapang Decaf			450
Moonshine			30
Naranjita Classic			450
Naranjita Zero			450
NiCola
NiCola Blue		Applies the Hydration status. +5% Stamina Regen Rate	450
NiCola Fire			450
NiCola Sakura			450
O'Dickin Whiskey			30
Oolong Tea
Papa Garcin			30
Paul Night
Pingo Pálido			30
Pitorro			30
ROMVLVS GIN
Randver
Real Water (Sparkling)			450
Real Water (Still)			450
Sain Ruisseau			450
Sake Utagawa
Soop
Soulhiker			450
Spunky Monkey
Spunky Monkey Mint
Tequila Especial			30
The David Martinez
The Jackie Welles
The Johnny Silverhand
Tiancha
Tiancha Kumquat			450
Tiancha Pomegranate			450
Tiancha Pomelo
Tomato "Juice"			450
Trailerbrew Beer			30
Té Matcha
Té Oolong
Té Sencha
Vatnajökull (Sparkling)			450
Vatnajökull (Still)			450
Vita-Mine
Water			450