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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 ingredients to make the perfect martini

The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive, a lemon twist, or both. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. A common variation, the vodka martini, uses vodka instead of gin for the cocktail's base spirit. (Full article...)

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... 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 John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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 Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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Image 1The popular Indian drink mango lassi (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013 (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 9The 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 10A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 14Krupnik, a national drink of Poland (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Bosnian 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)
Image 16Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Clear 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 19Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 22A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 23An Italian grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 26Various 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 27Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan (from List of national drinks)
Image 34A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia
Image 35The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 38Characteristics 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 39Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Kaapi, Indian filter coffee (from List of national drinks)
Image 41An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 44A Glencairn whisky glass (from List of national drinks)
Image 452004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 46The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh (from List of national drinks)
Image 47Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup (from List of national drinks)
Image 48A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)

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Mineral water

Credit: Walter Pilsak

A glass of mineral water being poured

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Pemberton, before 1888

John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist and Confederate States Army veteran who is best known as the inventor of Coca-Cola. On May 8, 1886, he developed an early version of a beverage that would later become Coca-Cola, but sold the rights to the drink shortly before his death in 1888.

He suffered from a sabre wound sustained in April 1865, during the Battle of Columbus. His efforts to control his chronic pain led to morphine addiction. In an attempt to curb his addiction he began to experiment with various painkillers and toxins. The development of an earlier beverage blending alcohol and cocaine led to the recipe that later was adapted to make Coca-Cola. (Full article...)

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Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.

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— William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Othello II. iii. (315)

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hybrid skeletal structure of the caffeine molecule

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class and is the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance globally. It is mainly used for its eugeroic (wakefulness promoting), ergogenic (physical performance-enhancing), or nootropic (cognitive-enhancing) properties. Caffeine acts by blocking binding of adenosine at a number of adenosine receptor types, inhibiting the centrally depressant effects of adenosine and enhancing the release of acetylcholine. Caffeine has a three-dimensional structure similar to that of adenosine, which allows it to bind and block its receptors. Caffeine also increases cyclic AMP levels through nonselective inhibition of phosphodiesterase, increases calcium release from intracellular stores, and antagonizes GABA receptors, although these mechanisms typically occur at concentrations beyond usual human consumption.

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline purine, a methylxanthine alkaloid, and is chemically related to the adenine and guanine bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). It is found in the seeds, fruits, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to Africa, East Asia and South America and helps to protect them against herbivores and from competition by preventing the germination of nearby seeds, as well as encouraging consumption by select animals such as honey bees. The best-known source of caffeine is the coffee bean, the seed of the Coffea plant. People may drink beverages containing caffeine to relieve or prevent drowsiness and to improve cognitive performance. To make these drinks, caffeine is extracted by steeping the plant product in water, a process called infusion. Caffeine-containing drinks, such as coffee, tea, and cola, are consumed globally in high volumes. In 2020, almost 10 million tonnes of coffee beans were consumed globally. Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is also an outlier as its use is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures with it even being encouraged. (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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