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Tea is the second‑most‑consumed drink in the world, after water.

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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A pint of ale.

Ale is a type of beer brewed from malted barley using a top-fermenting brewers' yeast. This yeast ferments the beer quickly, giving it a sweet, full bodied and fruity taste. Most ales contain hops, which impart a bitter herbal flavour that helps to balance the sweetness of the malt and preserve the beer. The other major style of beer is lager, which is bottom-fermented.

Ales are common in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, the eastern provinces of Canada and among craft beer consumers in the United States. The German word for "top-fermenting" is "obergärig"; the French equivalent is "Haute fermentation".

Ale typically takes 3 to 4 weeks to make, although some varieties can take as long as 4 months. The Sumerians are credited with discovering beer in approximately 3000 BCE. They made ales in a shorter time than those made by modern techniques because they did not add any hops. Lagers take longer than ales to make and tend to be less sweet. (Full article...)

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... that Schloss Freudenberg and its park in Wiesbaden-Dotzheim offer an exhibition for the senses, with a Dunkelbar for drinking in darkness?
... that Julian Wylie, known as the King of Pantomime, "never took to drink, he took to ice-cream"?
... that Jewish-Russian Zinaida Vengerova, a pioneer in Russian decadence, allowed a circle of intellectuals to drink her blood in a ritual described as anti-Semitic?
... that German minister Wolfgang Clement said that the secret to drinking a glass of beer in 1.5 seconds was to fold back the uvula?
... that Wilson Cary Swann organized the construction of several drinking fountains in Philadelphia, in part to stop people from drinking alcohol?
... that tourists on holiday trips arranged by the Finland travel agency Keihäsmatkat were encouraged to drink alcoholic beverages, partly to avoid culture shock?

... that Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton in 1886 as a medicine?

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Image 1A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013 (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 3Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol. (from List of drinks)
Image 5Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 6Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 8Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay (from List of national drinks)
Image 9A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 11Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 15Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 16A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Clear 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 18Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 20Krating Daeng, an energy drink, created in Thailand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 23Various 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 24Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Bottles of Sombai infused rice wine with hand-painted images of Angkor temples (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 29Vietnamese iced coffee ready to be stirred and poured over ice (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 31The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 34A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Flaming cocktails (from List of drinks)
Image 38Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 44Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Singapore Sling (from List of national drinks)
Image 46A berele glass containing tej, which is a mead or honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 47Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China (from List of national drinks)
Image 50Bosnian 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)

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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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Augustin Thompson (Union, Maine on November 25, 1835 – June 8, 1903) was a physician, businessman and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it (now part of the Kirin Holdings Company of Tokyo, Japan). (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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Juniper berries, here still attached to a branch, are actually modified conifer cones.

A juniper berry is the female seed cone produced by the various species of junipers. It is not a true berry, but a cone with unusually fleshy and merged scales, which gives it a berry-like appearance. The cones from a handful of species, especially Juniperus communis, are used as a spice, particularly in European cuisine, and also give gin its distinctive flavour. Juniper berries are among the only spices derived from conifers, along with spruce buds.

Used in Gin.

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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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