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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 Cosmopolitan

A Cosmopolitan is a cocktail made with vodka, Cointreau or Triple Sec, cranberry juice, and fresh-squeezed lime juice or sweetened lime juice. Informally, it is referred to as a Cosmo.

According to the International Bartenders Association the original recipe is based on vodka citron, lemon-flavored vodka. The cosmopolitan is a relative of cranberry coolers like the Cape Codder. Though often presented far differently, the cosmopolitan also bears a likeness in composition to the kamikaze cocktail.

This origins of the cosmopolitan are somewhat disputed. It is likely that the drink was created independently by different bartenders since the 1970s. It is generally recognized that John Caine brought the drink to San Francisco around 1987 from the Midwest. The same year in Manhattan, the internationally recognized version of the cocktail was created by Toby Cecchini, based on a poorly described version of Cheryl Cook's creation. (Full article...)

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... 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 the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... 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 Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?

... that when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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

Image 1A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 52004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 6Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 7Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Characteristics 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 10The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 15Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 16Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 17Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Various 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 19Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 23Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Bosnian 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 25Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 26Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 31Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 33Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Clear 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 39The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 42Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 44A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)

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Mineral water

Credit: Walter Pilsak

A glass of mineral water being poured

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Paul Draper thieving wine from a barrel at Ridge Monte Bello.

Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. Draper has played a significant role in the history of California wine through his pioneering work in popularizing "vineyard-designated" wines as well as instigating the resurgence of old vine Zinfandel. Along with Ravenswood Winery's Joel Peterson, Draper is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Californian Zinfandel, rescuing the grape from obscurity and demonstrating its full potential as a serious wine. Draper was featured in a short film titled Terroir and directed by Christopher McGilvray which was shown at the 2017 Cinequest Film Festival. (Full article...)

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“

Alonso of Aragon was wont to say in commendation of age, that age appears to be best in four things,—old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.

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— Francis Bacon
Apothegms No. 97,
reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).

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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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