Portal:Drink

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Introduction

Tea is the second‑most‑consumed drink in the world, after water.

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 originated in Bavaria, which has been 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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 Duke of Sussex has been providing drinks in Acton Green for over a century?
... 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?

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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 2Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 4Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 5Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 9Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 10A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (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 14Characteristics 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 15Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 16Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of 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 242004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 25Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A Glencairn whisky glass. (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 28Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 29Various 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 30Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 31A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 32A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 33Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 34The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 41Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 45Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 47Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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Rochefort Trappist Brewery in Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium

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Credit: Luca Galuzzi (Lucag)

Rochefort Trappist Brewery in Abbey of Our Lady of Saint-Remy, Wallonia, Belgium

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The Bronfman family is a Canadian family, known for its extensive business holdings. It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, who made a fortune in the alcoholic distilled beverage business during American prohibition, including the sale of liquor through organized crime, through founding the Seagram Company, and who later became president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1939–62).

The family is of Russian-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish ancestry; the patriarch, Yechiel (Ekiel) Bronfman, was originally a tobacco farmer from Bessarabia. According to The New York Times staff reporter Nathaniel Popper, the Bronfman family is "perhaps the single largest force in the Jewish charitable world." (Full article...)

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Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.

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— William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Othello II. iii. (315)

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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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