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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 packet of Maraba Coffee as sold in Rwanda

Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality. The farmers receive credits based on the amount and quality of the beans they provide.

The beans are sold to various roasting companies, including Union Coffee Roasters of the United Kingdom who produce a Fairtrade-certified brand, and Community Coffee of the United States. Rwanda Smallholder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO) buys from Maraba and sells to the domestic market. Maraba coffee is also brewed into a beer.

About 500,000 smallholder farmers grow the coffee plants under the Abahuzamugambi cooperative, founded in 1999. Since 2000, the cooperative has been supported by the National University of Rwanda (NUR) and the PEARL. The cooperative has improved coffee quality and penetrated the speciality market. (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 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 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 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 the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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The following are images from various drink-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 2Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 4A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 9Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 10Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 11Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 13The espresso comes from the Italian esprimere, which means "to express," and refers to the process by which hot water is forced under pressure through ground coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Various 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 16Clear 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 17Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 18The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 21A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 242004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 25The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 28Bosnian 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 29Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 31Characteristics 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 32Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 36An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 48A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)

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Racial segregation in the United States

Credit: Russell Lee, July, 1939

An illustration of racial segregation in the United States (Jim Crow laws) in a mid 20^th century photograph showing a "Colored" drinking fountain in Oklahoma City with an African-American drinking.

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Dietrich Markwart Eberhart Mateschitz (German: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈmaːtəʃɪts], Thai: ดีทริช เมเทสซิทซ์; 20 May 1944 – 22 October 2022) was an Austrian billionaire businessman. He was the co-founder and 49% owner of Red Bull GmbH. In April 2022, Mateschitz's net worth was estimated at US$27.4 billion.

Mateschitz worked in marketing for Unilever and Blendax. While travelling in Thailand, he discovered the drink Krating Daeng, which he adapted into Red Bull. He founded Red Bull GmbH in 1984 and launched it in Austria in 1987. His company acquired or founded several sports teams around the world, including six-time Constructors' Champions Red Bull Racing and sister team RB in Formula One, and association football teams including FC Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig. (Full article...)

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“

I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer.

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— John Lee Hooker
George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1977)

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Juniper berries, here still attached to a branch, are actually modified conifer cones.

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales called a galbulus, which gives it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour. Juniper berries are among the only spices derived from conifers, along with spruce buds.

Used in Gin.

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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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