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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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A photograph of the "with sugar" version of A.G. Barr's Irn-Bru softdrink.

Irn-Bru (/ˌaɪərn ˈbruː/ "iron brew", Scots: [ˌəirənˈbruː]) is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" (after Scotch whisky). Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow. As well as being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be bought where there is a significant community of people from Scotland. The brand also has its own tartan. It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.

Originally sold as Iron Brew, the drinks makers A.G Barr were forced to change the name of the drink in 1946 following a change in the law that stipulated that the marketing of products required to be "literally true". As the drink did not contain much iron, nor was it brewed, led the company to changing the name to the presently used Irn-Bru. Irn-Bru has long been the most popularly consumed soft drink in Scotland, consistently beating rivals such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Fanta, and reportedly sells 20 cans every second throughout Scotland. Irn-Bru is sold in a number of international food and drink markets, including in countries such as the Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Malta, certain countries of the African continent, the Middle East, and North America. (Full article...)

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... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not 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 The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... 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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

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

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

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

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Martini (cocktail)

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A classic martini with a twist of lime

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Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (c. 1849 – October 9, 1911) was an American distiller and businessman, best known as the founder of the Jack Daniel's Tennessee whiskey distillery. (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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Caramel color or caramel coloring is a water-soluble food coloring. It is made by heat treatment of carbohydrates (sugars), in general in the presence of acids, alkalis, or salts, in a process called caramelization. It is more fully oxidized than caramel candy, and has an odor of burnt sugar and a somewhat bitter taste. Its color ranges from pale yellow to amber to dark brown.

Caramel color is one of the oldest and most used food colorings for enhancing naturally occurring colors, correcting natural variations in color, and replacing color that is lost to light degradation during food processing and storage. The use of caramel color as a food additive in the brewing industry in the 19th century is the first recorded instance of it being manufactured and used on a wide scale. Caramel color is found in many commercially made foods and beverages, including batters, beer, brown bread, buns, chocolate, cookies, cough drops, spirits and liquor such as brandy, rum, and whisky, chocolate-flavored confectionery and coatings, custards, decorations, fillings and toppings, potato chips, dessert mixes, doughnuts, fish and shellfish spreads, frozen desserts, fruit preserves, glucose tablets, gravy, ice cream, pickles, sauces and dressings, soft drinks (especially colas), sweets, vinegar, and more. Caramel color is widely approved for use in food globally but application and use level restrictions vary by country. (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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WikiProjects

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.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.

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