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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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Dr. Pepper in a 12 ounce can.

Dr Pepper is a carbonated soft drink. It was created in the 1880s by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904. It is now also sold in Europe, Asia, North and South America. In Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, Dr Pepper is sold as an imported good. Variants include Diet Dr Pepper and, beginning in the 2000s, a line of additional flavors.

Although Dr Pepper has similarities to cola, the American Food and Drug Administration has ruled that Dr Pepper is not a cola, nor a root beer, nor a fruit-flavored soft drink. Rather, Dr Pepper is said to be in a category of its own kind, called "pepper soda", named for the brand. Other soft drinks in this category, such as Dublin Original and Pibb Xtra, have a similar flavor profile. (Full article...)

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... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... that in 1776 Abraham Hunt entertained Hessian mercenaries with food and drink to render them incapable for duty the night before George Washington defeated them at Trenton?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?

... John (Johnnie) Walker, creator of Johnnie Walker whiskey, was a grocer by trade?

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Image 1Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 3Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 6Bosnian 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 7Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 9A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 10Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 11Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 13Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 15Various 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 16Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (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 24Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 28Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 312004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 32A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 40Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Characteristics 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 43A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)

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Martini (cocktail)

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A classic martini with a twist of lime

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Augustin Thompson (Union, Maine on November 25, 1835 – June 8, 1903) was a physician, businessman and philanthropist who created the Moxie soft drink and the company that manufactured it (now part of the Kirin Holdings Company of Tokyo, Japan). (Full article...)

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“

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

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— Turkish proverb

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Potassium benzoate (E212), the potassium salt of benzoic acid, 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 the whistle in many fireworks. (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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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.

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