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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 encompass coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have been consumed for centuries.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the psychoactive substance ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks typically refer to beverages that are traditionally alcoholic—such as beer, wine, or cocktails—but are produced with a very low alcohol by volume content. This category includes beverages that have undergone processes to remove or significantly reduce alcohol, such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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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 quantity and quality of the beans they produce.

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 1,600 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 (UNR) and the Partnership for Enhancing Agriculture in Rwanda through Linkages (PEARL). The cooperative has improved coffee quality and penetrated the speciality market. (Full article...)

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... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that two ancient Chinese astronomers are said to have been executed for failing to predict a solar eclipse because they were drinking?
... that a Thompson Seattle rooftop bar distributes drinks from copper containers shaped like flamingos?
... 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 Cavinti Underground River and Caves Complex has a naturally formed "fountain of youth" from which visitors can drink?
... that most cocoa in Samoa is consumed locally as a drink known as koko Samoa?

... 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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Image 1A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 8Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 9Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10The spritz is an Italian wine-based cocktail, commonly served as an apéritif across Italy. It consists of Prosecco, digestive bitters, and soda water. The original spritz veneziano uses Select as bitters and was created in Venice in 1920. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A glass of grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin. Grappa is a protected name in the European Union. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 14Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (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 17Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 18Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 192004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 20Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 23Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 29Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming vodka in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Mai Tai is a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. It is one of the characteristic cocktails in Tiki culture. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 34Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 35A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 37A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Various 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 43A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 44Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46The 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 47A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 49Piña colada, a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The drink originated in Puerto Rico. (from List of national drinks)
Image 50Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Africa, the Caribbean, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia. (from List of national drinks)

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Hot chocolate

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A cup of hot chocolate with whipped cream and topped with cocoa powder

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Ludwig Roselius by Nicola Perscheid c. 1905

Ludwig Roselius (2 June 1874 – 15 May 1943) was a German coffee merchant and founder of the company Kaffee HAG. He was born in Bremen and is credited with the development of commercial decaffeination of coffee. As a patron, he supported artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Bernard Hoetger and turned the Böttcherstrasse street in Bremen into an artwork. (Full article...)

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“

If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.

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— William Ewart Gladstone

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A 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 lately 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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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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