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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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Eggnog with cinnamon

Eggnog (/ˈɛɡˌnɒɡ/), historically also known as a milk punch or an egg milk punch when alcoholic beverages are added, is a rich, chilled, sweetened, dairy-based beverage. It is traditionally made with milk, cream, sugar, egg yolks, and whipped egg whites (which gives it a frothy texture, and its name). A distilled spirit such as brandy, rum, whiskey or bourbon is often a key ingredient.

Throughout Canada, the United States and some European countries, eggnog is traditionally consumed over the Christmas season, from late October until the end of the holiday season. A variety called ponche crema has been made and consumed in Venezuela and Trinidad since the 1900s, also as part of the Christmas season. During that time, commercially prepared eggnog is sold in grocery stores in these countries.

Eggnog is also homemade using milk, eggs, sugar, and flavorings, and served with cinnamon or nutmeg. While eggnog is often served chilled, in some cases it is warmed, particularly on cold days (similar to the way mulled wine is served warm). Eggnog or eggnog flavoring may also be added to other drinks, such as coffee (e.g., an "eggnog latte" espresso drink) and tea, or to dessert foods such as egg-custard puddings. (Full article...)

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... 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 salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

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

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

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Wine tasting

Credit: Antonio Salvador Casanova y Estorach

Monk Testing Wine by Antonio Casanova y Estorach (c. 1886)

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Miller in an undated photograph

Frederick Edward John Miller (November 24, 1824 – May 11, 1888) was a brewery owner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born Friedrich Eduard Johannes Müller in Riedlingen, Württemberg, he founded the Miller Brewing Company at the Plank Road Brewery, purchased in 1855. He learned the brewing business in Germany at Sigmaringen.

Miller married Josephine Miller in Friedrichshafen, Württemberg, on June 7, 1853. Their first child, Joseph Edward Miller, was born the next year. In 1854, the family emigrated to the United States, spending the first year in New York. They moved to Wisconsin in 1855, arriving through New Orleans. (Full article...)

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I want one bourbon, one scotch and one beer

One bourbon, one scotch, one beer.

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— John Lee Hooker
George Thorogood & The Destroyers (1977)

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Agave

Agave (/əˈɡɑːvi/; also UK: /əˈɡeɪvi/; Anglo-Hispanic, also US: /əˈɡɑːveɪ/) is a genus of monocots native to the arid regions of the Americas. The genus is primarily known for its succulent and xerophytic species that typically form large rosettes of strong, fleshy leaves. Agave now includes species formerly placed in a number of other genera, such as Manfreda, ×Mangave, Polianthes and Prochnyanthes.

Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower.^{[page needed]} However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are polycarpic.^{[page needed]}

Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular ornamental plants in hot, dry climates, as they require very little supplemental water to survive. Most Agave species grow very slowly. Some Agave species are known by the common name "century plant".

Maguey is a Spanish word that refers to all of the large-leafed plants in the Asparagaceae family, including agaves and yuccas. Maguey flowers are eaten in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. (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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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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