Anokata's Codename

[Jeichan]

After reading that Gosho said that anokata's codename wasn't alcohol related, I searched through the manga for other possibilities (since I heard that Gosho hid anokata's name in the manga, but am not sure if it was anokata's real name or codename). At first I thought of the codenames of Haibara's parents, but after discovering that there is a brand of canned coffee in Japan called Boss, I think anokata's codename is Boss. If this is the case, then Gosho is ingenious for having Vermouth call anokata boss since it doesn't sound at all like a codename and would be most likely overlooked.

[Chekhov MacGuffin]

I don't think Gosho would name the boss after a specific brand of anything. There are trademark problems to consider. Notice how Gosho never uses real names of real products in the manga? Denny's is Danny's and Donny's, the McDonald's M is mutated or flipped into something weird, Google is Gooooo..., Tokyo tower is Touto tower. Also there is a lawsuit problem, the company might not like their product associated with an evil organization in a popular manga and sue. Finally, who knows if the brand will even be there in 20 years? Wouldn't it be bad if the company closed or rebranded before Detective Conan finished?

青山剛昌先生と話そうDAY (Let's talk with Aoyama Gosho-sensei day), held January 3, 2013
A fan asked: All BO members have alcoholic code-names. Does Gosho like alcohols ? Will his most favorite alcohol be The Boss' code-name ?
Gosho said he doesn't really drink, he just picked up the alcoholic names that he thinks are cool. The cool code-names are almost used up now, maybe there's only Whiskey or something... left.
The Boss doesn't need to have a code-name because (he/she) is the "boss", of course the member's code-names are all come up by The Boss.

[Ariel]

Boss may be it, and maybe it has nothing to do with that brand.