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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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Lager (/ˈlɑːɡər/) is a type of beer brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German word for "storage", as the beer was stored before drinking, traditionally in the same cool caves in which it was fermented.

As well as maturation in cold storage, most lagers are distinguished by the use of Saccharomyces pastorianus, a "bottom-fermenting" yeast that ferments at relatively cold temperatures. (Full article...)

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... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... 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 the relatively low standards of player selection for Somerset County Cricket Club in 1883 have been described as being "determined with a nod and a wink over drinks"?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?

... that when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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Image 1Bosnian 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 2Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 4Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 7Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 8A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 17A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 18Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 21Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Clear 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 24A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 252004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 26Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 30Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 31A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 32Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Various 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 38Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 40Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 43Characteristics 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 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)

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Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; 11 October 1945 – 25 February 2024) was a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion. (Full article...)

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“

...good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

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— William Shakespeare
Henry VIII

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Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, and then again in 1981, after approval was revoked in 1980.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal acceptable daily intake limit.

Used in Diet drinks, instant breakfast, juice.

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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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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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