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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 Coca-Cola Company's headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia

The Coca-Cola Company is an American multinational corporation founded in 1892. It produces Coca-Cola. The drink industry company also manufactures, sells, and markets other non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups, and alcoholic beverages. The company's stock is listed on the NYSE and is part of the DJIA and the S&P 500 and S&P 100 indexes.

The soft drink was developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The coca and the kola are the source of the product name, and led to Coca-Cola's promotion as a "healthy tonic". Pemberton had been severely wounded in the American Civil War, and had become addicted to the pain medication morphine.^[relevant?] He developed the beverage as a patent medicine in an effort to control his addiction.

In 1889, the formula and brand were sold for $2,300 (roughly $71,000 in 2022) to Asa Griggs Candler, who incorporated the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1892. The company has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889. The company largely produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold exclusive territories. The company owns its anchor bottler in North America, Coca-Cola Refreshments. (Full article...)

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... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... 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 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 Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?

... that Baileys Irish Cream was the first liqueur to use cream and alcohol together in a manner sufficiently stable to allow commercial distribution?

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

Image 1Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 2Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 3Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 4Characteristics 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 5Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 9Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 12Various 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 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 15A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 192004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 20The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Bosnian 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 25Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 29Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 31Clear 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 32Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 34Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 39Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 41Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 42The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 44Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)

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The Pineapple Public House in the London Borough of Lambeth in London, England at night

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Mohamed Yehia Zakaria (born May 10, 1938) is an Emirati businessman of Egyptian origin. He is the longest-serving chief executive of the beverage industry in the Middle East. He is the co-founder and was chief executive of Dubai Refreshments (Pepsi), in Dubai, and institutionalized the soft drink industry in the Middle East. (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
Don Juan

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High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), also known as glucose–fructose, isoglucose and glucose–fructose syrup, is a sweetener made from corn starch. As in the production of conventional corn syrup, the starch is broken down into glucose by enzymes. To make HFCS, the corn syrup is further processed by D-xylose isomerase to convert some of its glucose into fructose. HFCS was first marketed in the early 1970s by the Clinton Corn Processing Company, together with the Japanese Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, where the enzyme was discovered in 1965.

As a sweetener, HFCS is often compared to granulated sugar, but manufacturing advantages of HFCS over sugar include that it is cheaper. "HFCS 42" and "HFCS 55" refer to dry weight fructose compositions of 42% and 55% respectively, the rest being glucose. HFCS 42 is mainly used for processed foods and breakfast cereals, whereas HFCS 55 is used mostly for production of soft drinks.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states that it is not aware of evidence showing that HFCS is less safe than traditional sweeteners such as sucrose and honey. Uses and exports of HFCS from American producers have grown steadily during the early 21st century.

Used in Soft drinks.

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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.

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