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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 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—such as beer, wine, or cocktails—but are produced with a very low alcohol by volume content. This category includes beverages that have undergone processes to remove or significantly reduce alcohol, such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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Enhanced water or flavored water is a category of non-carbonated beverages marketed as water with added ingredients such as flavoring, sweetener, and vitamins and minerals.

Manufacturers of soft drinks and bottled water sell enhanced water brands including Aquafina Flavorsplash, Propel, SoBe (by PepsiCo), flavored Dasani (by The Coca-Cola Company), Smartwater, and VitaminWater (by Coca-Cola subsidiary Glaceau). (Full article...)

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... that instead of drinking liquor with prospective clients, Arthur Harrison Motley sent them notes written in red pencil crayon, 10,000 times a year?
... that the Cavinti Underground River and Caves Complex has a naturally formed "fountain of youth" from which visitors can drink?
... 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 Tan Boon Chiang awarded four cases of PepsiCo soft drinks to each worker in Singapore after rejecting their claim for higher wages?
... that a liquor-drinking celebrity goat named Ioiô won an election for city councilman in Fortaleza?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?

... 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 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (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 3Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Various 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 6Piña 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 7Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 9A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Palm 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 11Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 13Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 18The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 192004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 20Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23The 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 24Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 26Clear 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 27Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 28A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Mai 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 30Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 36A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 38A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 39Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 42Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45The 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 46A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 47Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 50A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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Bijou (cocktail)

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A Bijou cocktail featuring the three "gems" of alcohol, diamond (gin), ruby (vermouth), and emerald (chartreuse)

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Pemberton, before 1888

John Stith Pemberton (July 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888) was an American pharmacist, chemist, and Confederate States Army officer 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 Asa Griggs Candler for roughly $300 ($10,545.85 in 2026) dollars shortly before his death in 1888.

Pemberton 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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“

Where I go, I hope there's rum

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— Jimmy Buffett
Volcano
from the album Volcano (1977)

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Potassium benzoate (E212), the potassium salt of benzoic acid with the formula C₆H₅COOK, is a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast and some bacteria. It works best in low-pH products, below 4.5, where it exists as benzoic acid.

Acidic foods and beverages such as fruit juice (citric acid), sparkling drinks (carbonic acid), soft drinks (phosphoric acid), and pickles (vinegar) may be preserved with potassium benzoate. It is approved for use in most countries including Canada, the United States and the European Union, where it is designated by the E number E212.

Potassium benzoate is also used in whistle compositions in pyrotechnics. Compared to the other carboxylic acid salts, sodium salicylate and sodium benzoate often used for this purpose, it has the advantage of not being hygroscopic. (Full article...)

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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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