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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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In the Vedic tradition, sóma (Devanagari: सोम) is a ritual drink of importance among the early Vedic Indo-Aryans. The Rigveda mentions it, particularly in the Soma Mandala. Gita mentions the drink in chapter 9. It is equivalent to the Iranian haoma.

The texts describe the preparation of soma by means of extracting the juice from a plant, the identity of which is now unknown and debated among scholars. Both in the ancient religions of Historical Vedic religion and Zoroastrianism, the name of the drink and the plant are not exactly the same.

There has been much speculation about the most likely identity of the original plant. Traditional Indian accounts, such as those from practitioners of Ayurveda, Siddha medicine, and Somayajna called Somayajis, identify the plant as "Somalata" (Cynanchum acidum). Non-Indian researchers have proposed candidates including Amanita muscaria, Psilocybin mushrooms, Peganum harmala and Ephedra sinica. (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 Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... 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 in 1776 Abraham Hunt entertained Hessian mercenaries with food and drink to render them incapable for duty the night before George Washington defeated them at Trenton?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

... John (Johnnie) Walker, creator of Johnnie Walker whiskey, was a grocer by trade?

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Image 1Bosnian 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 2Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 3Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 9Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 13Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 16The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 18Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 21Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 29Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 322004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 33Clear 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 34A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 35Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Beer being poured from a cask (from List of 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 42Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Various 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 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)

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Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; 11 October 1945 – 25 February 2024) was a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion. (Full article...)

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“

...good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

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— William Shakespeare
Henry VIII

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A bitters (plural also bitters) is traditionally an alcoholic preparation flavored with botanical matter for a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Originally, numerous longstanding brands of bitters were developed as patent medicines, but now are sold as digestifs, sometimes with herbal properties, and as cocktail flavorings.

Since cocktails often contain sour and sweet flavors, bitters are used to engage another primary taste and thereby balance out the drink and make it more complex, giving it a more complete flavor profile. (Full article...)

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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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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.

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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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