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Tea is the second‑most‑consumed drink in the world, after water.

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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Lager (/ˈlɑːɡər/) is a type of beer brewed and conditioned at low temperature. Lagers can be pale, amber, or dark. Pale lager is the most widely consumed and commercially available style of beer. The term "lager" comes from the German word for "storage", as the beer was stored before drinking, traditionally in the same cool caves in which it was fermented.

As well as maturation in cold storage, most lagers are distinguished by the use of Saccharomyces pastorianus, a "bottom-fermenting" yeast that ferments at relatively cold temperatures. (Full article...)

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... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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 the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?

... ... 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 fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 2Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 3Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 10A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 11Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 12Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 14Clear 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 15Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Bosnian 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 17Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 24The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 27Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 30Various 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 31Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 32Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 34Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 35Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 362004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of 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 38Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Characteristics 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 40Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (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 42Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Bottled beer (from List of drinks)

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An image of a drunken Khevsur man from 1880

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Credit: Gigo Gabashvili

An image of an inebriated Khevsur man from 1880

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The Bronfman family is a Canadian family, known for its extensive business holdings. It owes its initial fame to Samuel Bronfman (1889–1971), the most influential Canadian Jew of the mid-20th century, who made a fortune in the alcoholic distilled beverage business during American prohibition, including the sale of liquor through organized crime, through founding the Seagram Company, and who later became president of the Canadian Jewish Congress (1939–62).

The family is of Russian-Jewish and Romanian-Jewish ancestry; the patriarch, Yechiel (Ekiel) Bronfman, was originally a tobacco farmer from Bessarabia. According to The New York Times staff reporter Nathaniel Popper, the Bronfman family is "perhaps the single largest force in the Jewish charitable world". (Full article...)

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“

...good company, good wine, good welcome, can make good people.

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— William Shakespeare
Henry VIII

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Blackstrap molasses

Molasses (/məˈlæsɪz, moʊ-/) is a viscous byproduct, principally obtained from the refining of sugarcane or sugar beet juice into sugar. Molasses varies in the amount of sugar, the method of extraction and age of the plant. Sugarcane molasses is usually used to sweeten and flavour foods. Molasses is a major constituent of fine commercial brown sugar.

Molasses is rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamin B6, iron, calcium, magnesium, and potassium. There are different types of molasses, including first molasses (highest sugar content), second molasses (slightly bitter), and blackstrap molasses (the darkest and most robust in flavor). Molasses was historically popular in the Americas before the 20th century as a sweetener. It is still commonly used in traditional cuisine, such as in Madeira Island's traditional dishes.

In addition to culinary uses, molasses has industrial applications, such as in the distillation of rum, additive in mortar, and as a soil amendment to promote microbial activity. The unique flavor and nutritional profile of molasses make it a versatile ingredient with both food and non-food applications.

Used in Rum.

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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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