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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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Pilsner (also pilsener or pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Plzeň (German: Pilsen), where the world's first pale lager (now known as Pilsner Urquell) was produced in 1842 by Pilsner Urquell Brewery. (Full article...)

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... that two ancient Chinese astronomers are said to have been executed for failing to predict a solar eclipse because they were drinking?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... that communities around the Sirinumu Dam lack reliable access to electricity and drinking water?
... that Robert J. O'Brien said that he did not drink alcohol, despite owning a saloon and being elected as alderman by a district containing more than 250 bars?
... that a liquor-drinking celebrity goat named Ioiô won an election for city councilman in Fortaleza?
... that The Banquet of Cleopatra depicts Cleopatra drinking a dissolved pearl to impress Mark Antony?

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

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Image 1Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 2Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Mai 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 4The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 9Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13A 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 14Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Piña 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 16The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 22Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 23Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28The 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 29A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Clear 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 33Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 38Palm 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 39Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 402004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 41Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 43Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 46Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 47Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 48A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 49The 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 50Various 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)

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Wine tasting

Credit: Antonio Salvador Casanova y Estorach

Monk Testing Wine by Antonio Casanova y Estorach (c. 1886)

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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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“

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

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— Turkish proverb

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Agave

Agave (/əˈɡɑːvi/; also UK: /əˈɡeɪvi/; Anglo-Hispanic, also US: /əˈɡɑːveɪ/) is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves.

Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower.^{[page needed]} However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are polycarpic.^{[page needed]}

Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular ornamental plants in hot, dry climates, as they require very little supplemental water to survive. Most Agave species grow very slowly. Some Agave species are known by the common name "century plant".

Maguey is a Spanish word that refers to all of the large-leafed plants in the Asparagaceae family, including agaves and yuccas. Maguey flowers are eaten in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. (Full article...)

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Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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