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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 photograph of the "with sugar" version of A.G. Barr's Irn-Bru softdrink.

Irn-Bru (/ˌaɪərn ˈbruː/ "iron brew", Scots: [ˌəirənˈbruː]) is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" after Scotch whisky. Introduced in 1901, the drink is produced in Westfield, Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire, by A.G. Barr of Glasgow. As well as being sold throughout the United Kingdom, Irn-Bru is available throughout the world and can usually be bought where there is a significant community of people from Scotland. The brand also has its own tartan. It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.

The flavour of Irn-Bru is known to be difficult to describe, a fact that has even been used in the manufacturers' advertising. Public surveys have turned up words such as tutti frutti, bubble gum, cream soda, and even an undertone of iron or rust that has been referred to as 'girders'.

Originally selling it as Iron Brew, the drink's makers, A.G. Barr, were forced to change the name of the drink in 1946 following a change in the law that stipulated that the marketing of products be "literally true". As the drink did not contain much iron, nor was it brewed, the passage of this legislation led the company to change the product's name to the presently used Irn-Bru. Irn-Bru has long been the most popularly consumed soft drink in Scotland, consistently beating rivals such as Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Fanta, and reportedly sells 20 cans every second throughout Scotland. Irn-Bru is sold in a number of international food and drink markets, including countries such as Belgium, Finland, Malta, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, certain African countries, the Middle East, and North America. (Full article...)

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... 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 the chairman of the board of a Texas TV station was found to have died from drinking cyanide-laced cola?
... that some insects drink the tears of their predators?
... that two ancient Chinese astronomers are said to have been executed for failing to predict a solar eclipse because they were drinking?
... that most cocoa in Samoa is consumed locally as a drink known as koko Samoa?
... that, according to legend, Maurille de Sombreuil saved her father's life during the September Massacres by drinking a glass of blood?

... there is a white variety of Tempranillo grapes?

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Image 1Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 2A 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 3A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4Clear 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 5Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 6A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7The 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 8Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 10The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 12Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 13Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Piña 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 152004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 16Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 18Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 19Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 21A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Various 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 23Palm 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 24Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 28Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 31Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 34Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 39A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 40Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (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 42The 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 43Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 45Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 46Mai 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 47Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 49A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 50A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)

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Bijou (cocktail)

Credit: Chris Palmer

A Bijou cocktail featuring the three "gems" of alcohol, diamond (gin), ruby (vermouth), and emerald (chartreuse)

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Isaac Wolfe Bernheim (November 4, 1848 – April 1, 1945) was an American businessman notable for starting the I. W. Harper brand of premium bourbon whiskey (a historically important brand currently owned by Diageo). The success of his distillery and distribution business helped to consolidate the Louisville area as a major center of Kentucky bourbon distilling. Bernheim was also a philanthropist, establishing the 14,000-acre (5,700 ha; 22 sq mi) Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Bullitt County. (Full article...)

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“

Vodka Martini. Shaken, not stirred.

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— James Bond
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

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Citric acid is an organic compound with the formula C₆H₈O₇. It is a colorless weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.

More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as acidifier, flavoring, preservative, and chelating agent.

A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solutions and salts of citric acid. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When citrate trianion is part of a salt, the formula of the citrate trianion is written as C₆H₅O₇^3– or C₃H₅O(COO)₃^3–.

Used in Soft drinks, Sports drinks.

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