Green’s Dictionary of Slang

charley frisky n.

also charlie frisky

[rhy. sl.]

whisky.

1880		D.W. Barrett Life and Work among Navvies 43: ‘Charley Randy’ for brandy, ‘Charley Frisky’ for whisky.
1984		Partridge DSUE (8th edn) 199/1: ca. 1860–1910.
1998		R. Puxley Fresh Rabbit.