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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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The ingredients to make the perfect martini

The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive, a lemon twist, or both. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. A common variation, the vodka martini, uses vodka instead of gin for the cocktail's base spirit. (Full article...)

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... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... 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 Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?

... ... that demand for beer from Pittsburgh's East End Brewing Company spiked after the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII?

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Image 1A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 2Clear 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 3The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 5Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 7A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 8Various 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 9A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 11Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 15Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 17The 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 18Characteristics 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 19Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national 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 25Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (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 32A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 36A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 37Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 422004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 43Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 44A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)

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Sake

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A row of stacked sake barrels

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Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.

Rossi was an early pioneer in including Florida's citrus juices in school meal programs. He also became a noted religiously-oriented businessman, making annual pilgrimages back to Sicily where he helped build a church and mission. In the U.S., he married Sana Barlow and endowed the Aurora Foundation, which has funded various Christian programs. (Full article...)

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If you are cold, tea will warm you. If you are heated, it will cool you. If you are depressed, it will cheer you. If you are excited, it will calm you.

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— William Ewart Gladstone

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Sacharomyces cerevisiae cells in DIC microscopy.

Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of millions of years ago, and at least 1,500 species are currently recognized. They are estimated to constitute 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 organelles function. 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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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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