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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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Kombucha tea, including the culture of bacteria and yeast, which is not usually consumed

Kombucha (also tea mushroom, tea fungus, or Manchurian mushroom when referring to the culture; Latin name Medusomyces gisevii) is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink. Sometimes the beverage is called kombucha tea to distinguish it from the culture of bacteria and yeast. Juice, spices, fruit or other flavorings are often added.

Kombucha is thought to have originated in China, where the drink is traditional. By the early 20th century it spread to Russia, then other parts of Eastern Europe and Germany. Kombucha is now homebrewed globally, and also bottled and sold commercially. The global kombucha market was worth approximately US$1.7 billion .

Kombucha is produced by symbiotic fermentation of sugared tea using a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY) commonly called a "mother" or "mushroom". The microbial populations in a SCOBY vary. The yeast component generally includes Saccharomyces cerevisiae, along with other species; the bacterial component almost always includes Gluconacetobacter xylinus to oxidize yeast-produced alcohols to acetic acid (and other acids). Although the SCOBY is commonly called "tea fungus" or "mushroom", it is actually "a symbiotic growth of acetic acid bacteria and osmophilic yeast species in a zoogleal mat [biofilm]". The living bacteria are said to be probiotic, one of the reasons for the popularity of the drink. (Full article...)

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... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... 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 "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?

... ... that demand for beer from Pittsburgh's East End Brewing Company spiked after the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII?

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The following are images from various drink-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Bosnian 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 3Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 4Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 8Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 14Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 17A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 23A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 26Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 28Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 29Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 302004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 31Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 32A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 33Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 35Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Characteristics 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 38Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 39A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 40Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Various 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 44A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 45The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Clear 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 47Cider (from List of drinks)

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A postcard from the late 1800s featuring a lady toasting the reader

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Orangina bottles, which Beton introduced in 1951.

Jean-Claude Beton (January 14, 1925 – December 2, 2013) was an Algerian-born French businessman, agricultural engineer and entrepreneur. Beton was the founder of the French soft drink maker, Orangina. He is credited with transforming Orangina from a little known citrus soda first manufactured by his father, Léon Beton, into a major global brand. Beton launched Orangina's iconic, signature 8-ounce bottle in 1951, which became a symbol of the brand. The bottle is shaped like an orange, with a glass texture designed to mimic the fruit. In 2009, Beton called Orangina the "champagne of soft drinks," saying that "It doesn't contain added colorants. It was and still is slightly sparkling. It had a little bulby bottle." (Full article...)

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Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.

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— Euripides (485 - 406 BCE)
The Bacchae [c. 407 BCE], l. 274

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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 now 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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