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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. Water is the common basis for drinks. In addition to their vital 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 but are produced with a very low alcohol by volume content or the alcohol is removed. (Full article...)

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A strawberry milkshake topped with a strawberry

A milkshake (sometimes simply called a shake) is a sweet beverage made by blending milk, ice cream, and flavorings or sweeteners such as butterscotch, caramel sauce, chocolate syrup, or fruit syrup into a thick, sweet, cold mixture. It may also be made using a base made from non-dairy products, including plant milks such as almond milk, coconut milk, or soy milk. Dry ingredients such as whole fruit, nuts, seeds, candy, or cookies are sometimes incorporated.

Milkshakes originated in the United States around the turn of the 20th century and gained widespread popularity after the introduction of electric blenders in the following decades. During this period, ice cream shops became popular social gathering spots for young people, and milkshakes came to symbolize the simplicity and innocence of youth culture. (Full article...)

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... that most cocoa in Samoa is consumed locally as a drink known as koko Samoa?
... that Tan Boon Chiang awarded four cases of PepsiCo soft drinks to each worker in Singapore after rejecting their claim for higher wages?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... that Yi chieftain Xiao Yedan and a Chinese Red Army military leader established an alliance by drinking chicken blood?
... that The Banquet of Cleopatra depicts Cleopatra drinking a dissolved pearl to impress Mark Antony?
... that 9 to 5 actor Dabney Coleman flew to New York City to pursue acting the day after an actor stopped by for a drink?

... that 7-Up originally contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug?

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Image 1Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A 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 3Clear 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 4Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 5Mai 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 6Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8The 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 9A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 13The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Various 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 17Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 18Palm 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)
Image 19Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26The 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 27A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national 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 29Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 33Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 34A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 38Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 39Piña 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 40Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 45Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 47The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 49A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 50A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)

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A Kenyan woman drinking from a ramekin

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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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“

In victory I deserve Champagne, in defeat I need it.

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— Napoleon Bonaparte

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In food science and food engineering, high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose–fructose syrup or isoglucose is a sweetener made from corn, typically produced via industrial applications of enzyme. Conventional corn syrup is first produced by enzymatic break down of corn starch into glucose, part of which is further converted into fructose using D-xylose isomerase. HFCS was first marketed in the early 1970s by the Clinton Corn Processing Company, together with the Japanese Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, where the enzyme was discovered in 1965.

As a sweetener, HFCS is often compared to granulated sugar, but manufacturing advantages of HFCS over sugar include that it is cheaper, especially as it can be directly pumped with less labor involved. "HFCS 42" and "HFCS 55" refer to dry weight fructose compositions of 42% and 55% respectively, the rest being glucose. HFCS 42 is mainly used for processed foods and breakfast cereals, whereas HFCS 55 is used mostly for production of soft drinks.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that it is not aware of evidence showing that HFCS is less safe than traditional sweeteners such as sucrose and honey. As of 2026, there is no scientific consensus that fructose or HFCS impacts cardiometabolic health when substituted for sucrose. Uses and exports of HFCS from American producers have grown steadily during the early 21st century.

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