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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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An 1890s advertisement showing model Hilda Clark in formal 19th century attire. The ad is entitled Drink Coca-Cola 5¢.

Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a cola soft drink manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company. In 2013, Coke products were sold in over 200 countries worldwide, with consumers drinking more than 1.8 billion company beverage servings each day. Coca-Cola ranked No. 94 in the 2024 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by revenue. Based on Interbrand's "best global brand" study of 2023, Coca-Cola was the world's sixth most valuable brand.

Originally marketed as a temperance drink and intended as a patent medicine, Coca-Cola was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1888, Pemberton sold the ownership rights to Asa Griggs Candler, a businessman, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the global soft-drink market throughout the 20th and 21st century. The name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves and kola nuts (a source of caffeine). The current formula of Coca-Cola remains a trade secret; however, a variety of reported recipes and experimental recreations have been published. The secrecy around the formula has been used by Coca-Cola in its marketing as only a handful of anonymous employees know the formula. The drink has inspired imitators and created a whole classification of soft drink: colas.

The Coca-Cola Company produces concentrate, which is then sold to licensed Coca-Cola bottlers throughout the world. The bottlers, who hold exclusive territory contracts with the company, produce the finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate, in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. A typical 12-US-fluid-ounce (350 ml) can contains 38 grams (1.3 oz) of sugar (usually in the form of high-fructose corn syrup in North America). The bottlers then sell, distribute, and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores, restaurants, and vending machines throughout the world. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains of major restaurants and foodservice distributors. (Full article...)

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... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... 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 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 John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?

... ... that demand for beer from Pittsburgh's East End Brewing Company spiked after the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII?

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Image 1Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4The 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 5Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 10Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 13The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 17Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 19A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 20The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Characteristics 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 22The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 25A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Clear 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 31Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 33Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 37A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 382004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 39A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 41Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Various 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 45An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 48Bosnian 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)

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A wine cellar in Žlebské Chvalovice in the Czech Republic

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Joseph Schlitz (May 15, 1831 – May 7, 1875) was a German-American entrepreneur who made his fortune in the brewing industry. (Full article...)

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Where I go, I hope there's rum

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— Jimmy Buffett
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from the album Volcano (1977)

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Malted barley

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air. Malting is thus a combination of two processes; namely the sprouting process and the kiln-drying process. These latter terms are often preferred when referring to the field of brewing for batches of beer or other beverages as they provide more in-depth information. Malted grain is used to make malt beer, malt whisky, malted shakes, malt vinegar, and some baked goods, such as bagels. Malting grains develops the enzymes that are required to modify the grain's starches into sugars, including monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, etc.) and disaccharides (sucrose, etc.). It also develops other enzymes, such as proteases which break down the proteins in the grain into forms which can be utilized by yeast. Barley is the most commonly malted grain in part because of its high diastatic power or enzyme content. Also very important is the retention of the grain's husk even after threshing, unlike the bare seeds of threshed wheat or rye. This protects the growing acrospire (developing plant embryo) from damage during malting, which can easily lead to mold growth. It also allows the mash of converted grain to create a filter bed during lautering (see brewing). Other grains may be malted, especially wheat.

Used in Alcoholic beverages, Milkshakes.

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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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