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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. Water is the common basis for drinks. In addition to their vital 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 but are produced with a very low alcohol by volume content or the alcohol is removed. (Full article...)

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Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. (/ˈkjʊərɪɡ/ KURE-ig) is an American drinks conglomerate with dual headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts, and Frisco, Texas. The company was formed on July 9, 2018, through the merger of Keurig Green Mountain and Dr Pepper Snapple Group.

The company's portfolio includes ownership of Dr Pepper, Snapple, Crush and Canada Dry. The company manufactures these beverages for the North American market, whilst licensing their manufacturing to third parties in other markets. The company also own and manufacture 7 Up, Schweppes, and RC Cola in North America only, and A&W Root Beer in most judications.

Outside of carbonated beverages, the company also manufacture brewing systems, such as Keurig, alongside coffee blends, such as Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. (Full article...)

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... that communities around the Sirinumu Dam lack reliable access to electricity and drinking water?
... that instead of drinking liquor with prospective clients, Arthur Harrison Motley sent them notes written in red pencil crayon, 10,000 times a year?
... that The Banquet of Cleopatra depicts Cleopatra drinking a dissolved pearl to impress Mark Antony?
... that Tan Boon Chiang awarded four cases of PepsiCo soft drinks to each worker in Singapore after rejecting their claim for higher wages?
... that trembleuse cups and saucers enabled people with unsteady hands to drink hot beverages?
... that a Thompson Seattle rooftop bar distributes drinks from copper containers shaped like flamingos?

... that Coca-Cola was originally invented by John Pemberton in 1886 as a medicine?

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Image 1Libyan tea with peanuts (from List of national drinks)
Image 2Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 4A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 5A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 6Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Various 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 8Clear 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 9Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Many in both Peru and Chile consider pisco sour their national drink. (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 12Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 13A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14A 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 15A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 17Palm 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 18Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 21Per capita, people in Turkey drink more tea than in any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23A classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 26Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national 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 29Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 30Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 312004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 32Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 33Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Akpeteshie is a liquor produced by distilling palm wine or sugar cane, primarily in the region of Western Africa. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Piña 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 36Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Coffee accessories in small shops in Baščaršija, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39The 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 40A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Krupnik, the national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44Australian iced coffee served with ice-cream and coffee beans (from List of national drinks)
Image 45A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 47Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 48Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 49Mai 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 50Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)

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A close up of a glass of Coca-Cola featuring the carbonation bubbles that make soda fizz

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Mondavi in 1971

Robert Gerald Mondavi (June 18, 1913 – May 16, 2008) was an American winemaker. His technical and marketing strategies brought worldwide recognition for the wines of the Napa Valley in California. From an early period, Mondavi promoted labeling wines varietally rather than generically, which became the standard for New World wines. The Robert Mondavi Institute (RMI) for Wine and Food Science at the University of California, Davis opened in October 2008 in his honor. (Full article...)

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You can no more keep a martini in the refrigerator than you can keep a kiss there. The proper union of gin and vermouth is a great and sudden glory; it is one of the happiest marriages on earth, and one of the shortest-lived.

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— Bernard DeVoto
Harper's Magazine (December 1949)

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hybrid skeletal structure of the caffeine molecule

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class and is the most commonly consumed psychoactive drug globally. It is mainly used for its eugeroic (wakefulness promoting), ergogenic (physical performance-enhancing), or nootropic (cognitive-enhancing) properties (particularly in workplace settings); it is also used recreationally, often in social settings. Caffeine acts by blocking the binding of adenosine at a number of adenosine receptor types, inhibiting the centrally depressant effects of adenosine and enhancing the release of acetylcholine. Caffeine has a three-dimensional structure similar to that of adenosine, which allows it to bind and block its receptors. Caffeine also increases cyclic AMP levels through nonselective inhibition of phosphodiesterase, increases calcium release from intracellular stores, and antagonizes GABA receptors, although these mechanisms typically occur at concentrations beyond usual human consumption.

Caffeine is a bitter, white crystalline purine, a methylxanthine alkaloid, and is chemically related to the adenine and guanine bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). It is found in the seeds, fruits, nuts, or leaves of a number of plants native to Africa, East Asia, and South America and helps to protect them against herbivores and from competition by preventing the germination of nearby seeds, as well as encouraging consumption by select animals such as honey bees. The most common sources of caffeine for human consumption are the tea leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant and the coffee bean, the seed of the Coffea plant. Steeping the plant product in water—a process called infusion—extracts the caffeine and other components for various purposes. Caffeine-containing drinks, such as tea, coffee, and cola, are consumed globally in high volumes. In 2020, almost 10 million tonnes of coffee beans were consumed globally. Caffeine is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug. Unlike most other psychoactive substances, caffeine remains largely unregulated and legal in nearly all parts of the world. Caffeine is seen as socially acceptable in most cultures and is encouraged in some.^[vague] (Full article...)

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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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