The invention discloses a high-energy alcohol-based liquid fuel and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of alcohol-based liquid fuels. The high-energy alcohol-based liquidfuel comprises an alcohol-based liquid, an auxiliary fuel and a composite additive. The preparation method comprises the following steps: compounding and blending a plurality of chemical raw materials to form the composite additive, compounding and denaturing the alcohol-based liquid with the composite additive, and blending with the matched high-energy stable auxiliary fuel to prepare the high-energy alcohol-based liquid fuel with a high combustion efficiency, a high calorific value, strong power, a good intersolubility, a low energy consumption and a low pollution discharge. The preparationmethod of the high-energy alcohol-based liquid fuel has the advantages of simplicity, no large devices, safe production process, no environmental pollution and wide sources of the raw materials; andthe product has the advantages of safety in storage and transportation, fullness in combustion, high effective heat value, reduction of air pollution, effectiveness in alleviation of energy shortage,great social and economic benefit, suitableness for large-scale quantitative production, and universal promotion values.