Portal:Drink

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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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The Pabst Brewing Company (/ˈpæpst/) is an American company that dates its origins to a brewing company founded in 1844 by Jacob Best and was, by 1889, named after Frederick Pabst. It outsources the brewing of over two dozen brands of beer and malt liquor. These include its own flagship Pabst Blue Ribbon, as well as brands from many defunct breweries. (Full article...)

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... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 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 Ben Phillips replaced his friend's hair gel with superglue, put Viagra in his sports drink, and placed him on a lake while he slept on an inflatable mattress?
... 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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

... that the first written record of whiskey comes from 1405 in Ireland and it is also mentioned in Scotland in 1496?

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Image 1Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 5Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Clear 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 7Various 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 8The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 17Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 23A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 24Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 25Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 26A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 272004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 28A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 29Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 33A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 38Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 40Characteristics 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 41Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44The 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)

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Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; 11 October 1945 – 25 February 2024) was a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion. (Full article...)

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It is nice when you can sit back with some friends, drink some beer and have a good time.

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— Dave Matthews

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A bitters (plural also 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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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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WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

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