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Introduction

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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 encompass coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine, have been consumed for centuries.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the psychoactive substance ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks typically refer to beverages that are traditionally alcoholic—such as beer, wine, or cocktails—but are produced with a very low alcohol by volume content. This category includes beverages that have undergone processes to remove or significantly reduce alcohol, such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article…)

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A coffee vending machine in Romania

The coffee vending machine is a vending machine that dispenses hot coffee and other coffee beverages. Older models used instant coffee or concentrated liquid coffee and hot or boiling water, and provided condiments such as cream and sugar. Some modern machines prepare various coffee styles such as mochas and lattes and use ground drip coffee, and some fresh-grind the coffee to order using a grinder in the machine.

The machine was invented in the United States by the Rudd-Melikian company in 1947, debuting as the “Kwik Kafe”. Several U.S. companies also began manufacturing the machines in 1947, and by 1955 over 60,000 existed in the U.S. Today, coffee vending machines exist in various areas of the world, and are very common in Japan. (Full article…)

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… that part of the bonus paid to bartender Gary Hoffman after he was selected in the 1984 NFL draft was a round of drinks for his friends?
… that a liquor-drinking celebrity goat named Ioiô won an election for city councilman in Fortaleza?
… that Robert J. O’Brien said that he did not drink alcohol, despite owning a saloon and being elected as alderman by a district containing more than 250 bars?
… that most cocoa in Samoa is consumed locally as a drink known as koko Samoa?
… that a Thompson Seattle rooftop bar distributes drinks from copper containers shaped like flamingos?
… that 9 to 5 actor Dabney Coleman flew to New York City to pursue acting the day after an actor stopped by for a drink?

… that when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his “transfer fee” was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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Image 1Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2The 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 3Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 4Bitter, a real ale beer style, is strongly associated with England. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 10A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Various 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 15Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 182004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 19Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 21Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 23A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24Piña 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 25Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 28The 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 29Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Palm 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 33Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 35A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37Clear 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 38A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 40Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 45Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 47Mai 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 48Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 50A 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 51The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)

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Martini (cocktail)

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A classic martini with a twist of lime

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Amalie Auguste Melitta Bentz (née Liebscher, January 31, 1873 – June 29, 1950) was a German inventor and entrepreneur known for revolutionizing the process of coffee brewing with her invention of the coffee filter. Her company, Melitta, has long been a significant leader in the coffee industry. Her contributions enhanced coffee preparation methods and influenced coffee culture around the world. (Full article…)

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Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.

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— Euripides (485 – 406 BCE)
The Bacchae [c. 407 BCE], l. 274

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Sacharomyces cerevisiae cells in DIC microscopy.

A yeast is any species of fungus that grows primarily in a unicellular form and reproduces via budding or fission. Yeasts are eukaryotic microorganisms that originated hundreds of millions of years ago, with at least 1,500 species currently recognized.^{[page needed]} They constitute about 1% of all described fungal species.

Some yeast species have the ability to develop multicellular characteristics by forming strings of connected budding cells known as pseudohyphae or false hyphae, or quickly evolve into a multicellular cluster with specialised cell organelle functions. Yeast sizes vary greatly, depending on species and environment, typically measuring 3–4 μm in diameter, although some yeasts can grow to 40 μm in size. Most yeasts reproduce asexually by mitosis, and many do so by the asymmetric division process known as budding. With their single-celled growth habit, yeasts can be contrasted with molds, which grow hyphae. Fungal species that can take both forms (depending on temperature or other conditions) are called dimorphic fungi.

The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae converts carbohydrates to carbon dioxide and alcohols through the process of fermentation. The products of this reaction have been used in baking and the production of alcoholic beverages for thousands of years. S. cerevisiae is also an important model organism in modern cell biology research, and is one of the most thoroughly studied eukaryotic microorganisms. Researchers have cultured it in order to understand the biology of the eukaryotic cell and ultimately human biology in great detail. Other species of yeasts, such as Candida albicans, are opportunistic pathogens and can cause infections in humans. Yeasts have recently been used to generate electricity in microbial fuel cells and to produce ethanol for the biofuel industry.

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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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