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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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A packet of Maraba Coffee as sold in Rwanda

Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality. The farmers receive credits based on the amount and quality of the beans they provide.

The beans are sold to various roasting companies, with the best beans going to Union Coffee Roasters of the United Kingdom, who produce a Fairtrade-certified brand and Community Coffee of the United States. Rwanda Smallholder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO) buys from Maraba and sells to the domestic market. Maraba coffee is also brewed into a beer.

About 500,000 smallholder farmers grow the coffee plants under the Abahuzamugambi cooperative, founded in 1999. Since 2000, the cooperative has been supported by the National University of Rwanda (NUR) and the PEARL. The cooperative has improved coffee quality and penetrated the speciality market. (Full article...)

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... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
... 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... 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 Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?

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

Image 1Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 2Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 3Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 4Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Characteristics 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 6Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 7Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Clear 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 10Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Bosnian 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 17The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Various 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 19Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 202004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 21Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 23Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (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 glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 27A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 28Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 35Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 39A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 40Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 43A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)

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Sake

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A row of stacked sake barrels

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Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi (Thai: เจริญ สิริวัฒนภักดี; Chinese: 苏旭明; pinyin: Sū Xùmíng; RTGS: Charoen Siriwatthanaphakdi; born 2 May 1944) is a Thai business magnate and investor.

He is the founder of Thai Beverage, and the chairman of conglomerates TCC Group and Fraser and Neave, Ltd (F&N). The Sirivadhanabhakdi family is now Thailand's largest property developer and landlord of 630,000 rai (101,000 ha; 250,000 acres), plus commercial and retail buildings in Singapore. He also owns 50 hotels in Asia, the US, UK, and Australia, including Plaza Athénée in Manhattan, New York City, US, and The Okura Prestige Bangkok. As of 2020, Forbes estimates his net worth at US$10.5 billion. (Full article...)

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There's nought, no doubt, so much the spirit calms as rum and true religion

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— Lord Byron
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Aspartame

Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. It is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide with brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Aspartame was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1974, and then again in 1981, after approval was revoked in 1980.

Aspartame is one of the most studied food additives in the human food supply. Reviews by over 100 governmental regulatory bodies found the ingredient safe for consumption at the normal acceptable daily intake limit.

Used in Diet drinks, instant breakfast, juice.

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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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WikiProjects

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.

WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries

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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