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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 series of draught beers on tap.

Draught beer (also known as draft beer or tap beer) has several related though slightly different understandings. The majority of references to draught beer are of filtered beer that has been served from a pressurized container, such as a keg or a widget can. A narrower meaning is beer that is served from a keg (or tap), but not from a can, bottle or cask, is also used. A more traditional definition is beer that is served from a large container, which could be either a keg or a cask. The different understandings may at times overlap and cause confusion. Some traditionalists object to the more modern use of the word when applied to canned beer. The slight usage differences of the term is due to the history and development of beer dispensing. (Full article...)

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... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 7-Up originally contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug?

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Image 1Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 3Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 4A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 9A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 10Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 14The 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 15Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 17The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 22A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 23A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Clear 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 25The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Various 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 282004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 29Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 31Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 32Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 33Bosnian 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 34Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Characteristics 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 39Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 43Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 44Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 47Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 48Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (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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Pemberton, before 1888

John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become Coca-Cola, but sold the rights to the drink shortly before his death in 1888.

He suffered from a sabre wound sustained in April 1865, during the Battle of Columbus. His efforts to control his chronic pain led to morphine addiction. In an attempt to curb his addiction he began to experiment with various painkillers and toxins. The development of an earlier beverage blending alcohol and cocaine led to the recipe that later was adapted to make Coca-Cola. (Full article...)

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What’s great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it...

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— Andy Warhol (1928 – 1987)
The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (1975)

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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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