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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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The Glenlivet distillery

The Glenlivet distillery is a Speyside single malt Scotch whisky distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, that produces single malt Scotch whisky. It is the oldest legal distillery in the Highlands of Scotland. It was founded in 1824 and has operated almost continuously since.

The distillery remained open throughout the Great Depression and its only closure came during World War II. The Glenlivet distillery has grown in the post-war period to become one of the biggest single malt distilleries. The Glenlivet brand is the biggest selling single malt whisky in the United States and the second biggest selling single malt brand globally after Glenfiddich.

Today, the distillery is owned by the Chivas Brothers subsidiary of the French alcoholic beverages company Pernod Ricard, which also oversees the distillery's production of 5,900,000 proof litres per annum. The majority of this – enough for 6 million bottles – is sold as The Glenlivet single malt, with the remainder being used in Pernod Ricard's blended whisky brands. (Full article...)

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... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that instead of drinking liquor with prospective clients, Arthur Harrison Motley sent them notes written in red pencil crayon, 10,000 times a year?
... that a Thompson Seattle rooftop bar distributes drinks from copper containers shaped like flamingos?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... that Yi chieftain Xiao Yedan and a Chinese Red Army military leader established an alliance by drinking chicken blood?
... that some insects drink the tears of their predators?

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

Image 1Various 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 2A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 5Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Africa, the Caribbean, South America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Micronesia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Piña colada, a cocktail made with rum, cream of coconut, and pineapple juice, usually served either blended or shaken with ice. It may be garnished with either a pineapple wedge, maraschino cherry, or both. The drink originated in Puerto Rico. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 112004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 12Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 14Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A glass of grappa, a grape-based pomace brandy of Italian origin. Grappa is a protected name in the European Union. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 21Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 22A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 23A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Mai Tai is a cocktail made of rum, Curaçao liqueur, orgeat syrup, and lime juice. It is one of the characteristic cocktails in Tiki culture. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 27Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming vodka in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 34A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35The spritz is an Italian wine-based cocktail, commonly served as an apéritif across Italy. It consists of Prosecco, digestive bitters, and soda water. The original spritz veneziano uses Select as bitters and was created in Venice in 1920. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 37A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39The 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 40Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 43Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 47Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 48Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 50A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)

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Kenyan cuisine

Credit: Leah Love

A Kenyan woman drinking from a ramekin

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Paul Draper thieving wine from a barrel at Ridge Monte Bello.

Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. Draper has played a significant role in the history of California wine through his pioneering work in popularizing "vineyard-designated" wines as well as instigating the resurgence of old vine Zinfandel. Along with Ravenswood Winery's Joel Peterson, Draper is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Californian Zinfandel, rescuing the grape from obscurity and demonstrating its full potential as a serious wine. Draper was featured in a short film titled Terroir and directed by Christopher McGilvray which was shown at the 2017 Cinequest Film Festival. (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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Beverages like colas account for three-quarters of the demand for caramel coloring.

Caramel color or caramel coloring is a water-soluble food coloring. It is made by heat treatment of carbohydrates (sugars), in general in the presence of acids, alkalis, or salts, in a process called caramelization. It is more fully oxidized than caramel candy, and has an odor of burnt sugar and a somewhat bitter taste. Its color ranges from pale yellow to amber to dark brown.

Caramel color is one of the oldest and most used food colorings for enhancing naturally occurring colors, correcting natural variations in color, and replacing color that is lost to light degradation during food processing and storage. The use of caramel color as a food additive in the brewing industry in the 19th century is the first recorded instance of it being manufactured and used on a wide scale. Caramel color is found in many commercially made foods and beverages, including batters, beer, brown bread, buns, chocolate, cookies, cough drops, spirits and liquor such as brandy, rum, and whisky, chocolate-flavored confectionery and coatings, custards, decorations, fillings and toppings, potato chips, dessert mixes, doughnuts, fish and shellfish spreads, frozen desserts, fruit preserves, glucose tablets, gravy, ice cream, pickles, sauces and dressings, soft drinks (especially colas), sweets, vinegar, and more. Caramel color is widely approved for use in food globally but application and use level restrictions vary by country. (Full article...)

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