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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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A cup of coffee.

Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans. Darkly colored, bitter, and slightly acidic, coffee has a stimulating effect on humans, primarily due to its caffeine content. It has the highest sales in the world market for hot drinks.

The seeds of the Coffea plant's fruits are separated to produce unroasted green coffee beans. The beans are roasted and then ground into fine particles typically steeped in hot water before being filtered out, producing a cup of coffee. It is usually served hot, although chilled or iced coffee is common. Coffee can be prepared and presented in a variety of ways (e.g., espresso, French press, caffè latte, or already-brewed canned coffee). Sugar, sugar substitutes, milk, and cream are often added to mask the bitter taste or enhance the flavor.

Though coffee is now a global commodity, it has a long history tied closely to food traditions around the Red Sea. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking as the modern beverage appears in modern-day Yemen in southern Arabia in the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines, where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed in a manner similar to how it is now prepared for drinking. The coffee beans were procured by the Yemenis from the Ethiopian Highlands via coastal Somali intermediaries, and cultivated in Yemen. By the 16th century, the drink had reached the rest of the Middle East and North Africa, later spreading to Europe. (Full article...)

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... that Ben Phillips replaced his friend's hair gel with superglue, put Viagra in his sports drink, and placed him on a lake while he slept on an inflatable mattress?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?

... that Absinthe, which contains distillates of wormwood, was illegal in the United States until 2007?

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Image 1Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 62004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 7Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 8Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 11The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 14The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 16Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 19The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 22Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 23Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 24Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 29A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 30Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 33Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 39Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 44Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 46Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 47Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)

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Mineral water

Credit: Walter Pilsak

A glass of mineral water being poured

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Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron.

He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother Ellef Ringnes and the businessman Axel Heiberg. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. (Full article...)

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“

The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names.

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— F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (1925)

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Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, and then again in 1981, after approval was revoked in 1980.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal acceptable daily intake limit.

Used in Diet drinks, instant breakfast, juice.

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General topics:	Bartending • Bottling • Drinking • Drinking water • Bottled water • Mineral water • Coffee • Energy drink • Juice • Tea • Milk • Plant milk • Pasteurization • Refrigeration • Steeping • Water purification
Alcoholic beverages:	Beer • Brandy • Brewing • Caffeinated alcoholic drinks • Cider • Cocktails • Distillation • Fermentation • Hard soda • Liquor • Liqueur • Malt drink • Mead • Proof • Rice Wine • Schnapps • Vodka • Whiskey • Wine
Soft Drinks:	Carbonation • Cola • Orange soft drink • Frozen carbonated drink • Root beer • Soda water • Lithia water •
Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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WikiProjects

WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.

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