Possible Clues:

• Fountain fare
• Shops closing early: time for drink
• Cereal grain that's been germinated and kiln-dried and used in distilling
• Sicilian neighbour's short? A type of whiskey!
• Spirit abuse needs to be cut by half
• Kind of Ovaltine
• Shake addition
• Whisky and mead oddly left at the end of banquet
• Sicilian neighbour's short? A type of whisky!
• Brewery raw material