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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 bhikkhuni roasting tea leaves in Daejeon, Korea

Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from the tea plant Camellia sinensis are transformed into the dried leaves for brewing tea.

The categories of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. In its most general form, tea processing involves different manners and degrees of oxidation of the leaves, stopping the oxidation, forming the tea and drying it.

The innate flavor of the dried tea leaves is determined by the type of cultivar of the tea bush, the quality of the plucked tea leaves, and the manner and quality of the production processing they undergo. After processing, a tea may be blended with other teas or mixed with flavourants to alter the flavor of the final tea. When producing black, pu'erh and oolong teas there is an additional purpose of processing: to encourage oxidization, which further develops flavour and aroma compounds. (Full article...)

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... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?

... there is a white variety of Tempranillo grapes?

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Image 1Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3The 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 4Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 7Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 8Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 10Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 122004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 13Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 17Bosnian 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 18Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (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 23A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 24Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Characteristics 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 26Clear 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 27Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 28Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 32A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 33A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Various 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 35Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 43A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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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 a key figure in the rise of the French soft drink maker Orangina, being credited with transforming the drink 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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The bar is in full swing, and floating rounds of cocktails permeate the garden outside, until the air is alive with chatter and laughter, and casual innuendo and introductions forgotten on the spot, and enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each other’s names.

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— F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby (1925)

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High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), also known as glucose–fructose, isoglucose and glucose–fructose syrup, is a sweetener made from corn starch. As in the production of conventional corn syrup, the starch is broken down into glucose by enzymes. To make HFCS, the corn syrup is further processed by D-xylose isomerase to convert some of its glucose into fructose. HFCS was first marketed in the early 1970s by the Clinton Corn Processing Company, together with the Japanese Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, where the enzyme was discovered in 1965.

As a sweetener, HFCS is often compared to granulated sugar, but manufacturing advantages of HFCS over sugar include that it is cheaper. "HFCS 42" and "HFCS 55" refer to dry weight fructose compositions of 42% and 55% respectively, the rest being glucose. HFCS 42 is mainly used for processed foods and breakfast cereals, whereas HFCS 55 is used mostly for production of soft drinks.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that it is not aware of evidence showing that HFCS is less safe than traditional sweeteners such as sucrose and honey. Uses and exports of HFCS from American producers have grown steadily during the early 21st century.

Used in Soft drinks.

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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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