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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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Riesling (/ˈriːslɪŋ/, /ˈriːz-/; German: [ˈʁiːslɪŋ] (

listen)) is a white grape variety that originated in the Rhine region. Riesling is an aromatic grape variety displaying flowery, almost perfumed, aromas as well as high acidity. It is used to make dry, semi-sweet, sweet, and sparkling white wines. Riesling wines are usually varietally pure and are seldom oaked. , Riesling was estimated to be the world's 20th most grown variety at 48,700 hectares (120,000 acres) (with an increasing trend), but in terms of importance for quality wines, it is usually included in the "top three" white wine varieties together with Chardonnay and Sauvignon blanc. Riesling is a variety that is highly "terroir-expressive", meaning that the character of Riesling wines is greatly influenced by the wine's place of origin.

In cool climates (such as many German wine regions), Riesling wines tend to exhibit apple and tree fruit notes with noticeable levels of acidity that are sometimes balanced with residual sugar. A late-ripening variety that can develop more citrus and peach notes is grown in warmer climates (such as Alsace and parts of Austria). In Australia, Riesling is often noted for a characteristic lime note that tends to emerge in examples from the Clare Valley and Eden Valley in South Australia. Riesling's naturally high acidity and pronounced fruit flavors give wines made from the grape exceptional aging potential, with well-made examples from favorable vintages often developing smokey, honey notes, and aged German Rieslings, in particular, taking on a "petrol" character.

In 2015, Riesling was the most grown variety in Germany with 23.0% and 23,596 hectares (58,310 acres), and in the French region of Alsace with 21.9% and 3,350 hectares (8,300 acres). In Germany, the variety is particularly widely planted in the Mosel, Rheingau, Nahe and Pfalz wine regions. There are also significant plantings of Riesling in Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Luxembourg, northern Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, China, Crimea, and the United States (Washington, California, Michigan and New York). (Full article...)

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... 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 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 a saying in Britain states that one should "never drink in a flat-roofed pub"?
... 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 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?

... that the first written record of whiskey comes from 1405 in Ireland and it is also mentioned in Scotland in 1496?

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Image 1A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013 (from List of national drinks)
Image 3The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 5Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 7A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 8Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10A berele glass containing tej, which is a mead or honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 11Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 12Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 14Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 18Bosnian 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 19Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 22Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25Various 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 26Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 27Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Characteristics 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 31Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 33Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 352004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 36Clear 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 37The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 40Singapore Sling (from List of national drinks)
Image 41A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 42A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 44Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan (from List of national drinks)
Image 45A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 46Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 47Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (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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Portrait of William Horlick

William Horlick, Sr. (23 February 1846 – 25 September 1936) was an English-born food manufacturer and the original patent holder of malted milk. He emigrated to the United States in 1869, settling in Racine, Wisconsin. There he started a food company with his brother, James. Horlick was a well-known philanthropist in the Racine area. He was also a major sponsor of the Racine Legion, which played in the National Football League from 1922 until 1924. He died 25 September 1936 at the age of ninety. (Full article...)

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Frederick Miller Adolphus Busch John Stith Pemberton Jack Daniel Pierre Brejoux Paul Draper (winemaker) Joseph Schlitz Charles Leiper Grigg Augustin Thompson Robert Mondavi John Walker (grocer) Frederick Pabst Caleb Bradham Isaac Wolfe Bernheim Bronfman family Elijah Craig Hiram Walker Harry C. Hatch Zong Qinghou Mohamed Yehia Zakaria Dietrich Mateschitz Jean-Claude Beton Melitta Bentz Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi Amund Ringnes (brewery owner, 1840) Ludwig Roselius Anthony T. Rossi

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“

Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

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— Turkish proverb

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Hop cone in a Hallertau, Germany, hop yard

Hops are the flowers (also called seed cones or strobiles) of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, a member of the Cannabaceae family of flowering plants. They are used primarily as a bittering, flavouring, and stability agent in beer, to which, in addition to bitterness, they impart floral, fruity, or citrus flavours and aromas. Hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and herbal medicine. The hops plants have separate female and male plants, and only female plants are used for commercial production. The hop plant is a vigorous, climbing, herbaceous perennial, usually trained to grow up strings in a field called a hopfield, hop garden (in the South of England), or hop yard (in the West Country and United States) when grown commercially. Many different varieties of hops are grown by farmers around the world, with different types used for particular styles of beer.

The first documented use of hops in beer is from the 9th century, though Hildegard of Bingen, 300 years later, is often cited as the earliest documented source. Before this period, brewers used a "gruit", composed of a wide variety of bitter herbs and flowers, including dandelion, burdock root, marigold, horehound (the old German name for horehound, Berghopfen, means "mountain hops"), ground ivy, and heather. Early documents include mention of a hop garden in the will of Charlemagne's father, Pepin the Short.

Hops are also used in brewing for their antibacterial effect over less desirable microorganisms and for purported benefits including balancing the sweetness of the malt with bitterness and a variety of flavours and aromas. It is believed that traditional herb combinations for beers were abandoned after it was noticed that beers made with hops were less prone to spoilage.

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