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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 bhikkhuni roasting tea leaves in Daejeon, Korea

Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.

The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. In its most general form, tea processing involves different manners and degrees of oxidation of the leaves, stopping the oxidation, forming the tea and drying it.

The innate flavor of the dried tea leaves is determined by the type of cultivar of the tea bush, the quality of the plucked tea leaves, and the manner and quality of the production processing they undergo. After processing, a tea may be blended with other teas or mixed with flavourants to alter the flavor of the final tea. When producing black, pu'erh and oolong teas there is an additional purpose of processing: to encourage oxidization, which further develops flavour and aroma compounds. ( Full article...)

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... that the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... 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 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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?

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

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Image 1Various 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 2 Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5 Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 6 Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7 Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8 Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10 Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12 Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13 Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 17Bosnian 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 18 Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19 Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 21A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22 Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 23Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24 Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 26A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27 Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28 Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 29 Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 302004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 31 Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 35A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 36 Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 38The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Clear 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 40Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Characteristics 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 44A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)

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Flaming drink

Credit: Nik Frey (niksan)

"Flaming" cocktails contain a small amount of flammable high-proof alcohol which is ignited prior to consumption.

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Augustin Thompson ( Union, Maine on November 25, 1835 – June 8, 1903) was a physician, businessman and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it (now part of the Kirin Holdings Company of Tokyo, Japan). ( Full article...)

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There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

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— Lord Byron
Don Juan

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hybrid skeletal structure of the caffeine molecule

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is mainly used as a eugeroic ( wakefulness promoter) or as a mild cognitive enhancer to increase alertness and attentional performance. Caffeine acts by blocking binding of adenosine to the adenosine A₁ receptor, which enhances release of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Caffeine has a three-dimensional structure similar to that of adenosine, which allows it to bind and block its receptors. Caffeine also increases cyclic AMP levels through nonselective inhibition of phosphodiesterase.

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline purine, a methylxanthine alkaloid, and is chemically related to the adenine and guanine bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). It is found in the seeds, fruits, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to Africa, East Asia and South America, and helps to protect them against herbivores and from competition by preventing the germination of nearby seeds, as well as encouraging consumption by select animals such as honey bees. The best-known source of caffeine is the coffee bean, the seed of the Coffea plant. People may drink beverages containing caffeine to relieve or prevent drowsiness and to improve cognitive performance. To make these drinks, caffeine is extracted by steeping the plant product in water, a process called infusion. Caffeine-containing drinks, such as coffee, tea, and cola, are consumed globally in high volumes. In 2020, almost 10 million tonnes of coffee beans were consumed globally. Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is also an outlier as its use is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures and even encouraged in others. ( Full article...)

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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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