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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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St. Ann's Well, Great Malvern, a popular café for walkers on the hills.

Malvern water is a natural spring water from the Malvern Hills on the border of the counties of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in England. The Hills consist of very hard granite and limestone rock. Fissures in the rock retain rain water, which slowly permeates through, escaping at the springs. The springs release an average of about 60 litres a minute and the flow has never been known to cease.

Beneficial properties of the water have been reported for over 400 years, and the reason for such benefits was a topic of scholarly discussion by 1817. In the 19th century Malvern became famous for the water cure, resulting in its rapid development from a village to a busy town with many large Victorian and Edwardian hotels. The writings of the hydrotherapists James Gully and James Wilson, and well known patients who included Lord Lytton contributed to Malvern's renown at that time. The water was bottled on an industrial scale under the Schweppes brand from 1850 until 2010, and has been bottled by a family-owned company since 2009 as Holywell Malvern Spring Water. In 2012 the Holywell Water Co Ltd was granted permission to use the world-famous "Malvern" name in its branding, thus becoming Holywell Malvern Spring Water. It has been drunk by several British monarchs. Elizabeth I drank it in public in the 16th century; Queen Victoria refused to travel without it. (Full article...)

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... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?
... 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 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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?

... that Absinthe, which contains distillates of wormwood, was illegal in the United States until 2007?

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

Image 1Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Characteristics 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 3A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of 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 5Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 9The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Various 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 14Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 152004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 16The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 21Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 23Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Clear 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 25A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 26A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 30Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Bosnian 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 33A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 34A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 35Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 36Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 40Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 42Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 44Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 45Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 46A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 47Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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Coca Cola in its signature logo glass

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A glass of iced Coca Cola in its signature logo glass

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Ludwig Roselius by Nicola Perscheid c. 1905

Ludwig Roselius (2 June 1874 – 15 May 1943) was a German coffee merchant and founder of the company Kaffee HAG. He was born in Bremen and is credited with the development of commercial decaffeination of coffee. As a patron, he supported artists like Paula Modersohn-Becker and Bernard Hoetger and turned the Böttcherstrasse street in Bremen into an artwork. (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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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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