Portal:Drink
The Drink Portal
A portal dedicated to all beverages
Introduction
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 cocktail originated in the early 20th century in Cuba, after the country won independence in the Spanish–American War. It subsequently became popular across Cuba, the United States, and other countries. Its simple recipe and inexpensive, ubiquitous ingredients have made it one of the world's most-popular alcoholic drinks. Drink critics often consider the drink mediocre, but it has been noted for its historical significance. (Full article...)
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- ... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
- ... 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 Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
- ... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?
- ... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
- ... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
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The 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) -
Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks) -
Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks) -
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Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks) -
Clear 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) -
Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks) -
2004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks) -
Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks) -
Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks) -
Characteristics 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) -
The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks) -
Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks) -
Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks) -
An Italian cappuccino, an espresso-based coffee drink, served in the appropriate cup (from List of national drinks) -
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The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks) -
Cider (from List of drinks) -
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Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks) -
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Bosnian 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) -
Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks) -
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Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks) -
A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks) -
A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks) -
Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks) -
Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks) -
Bottled beer (from List of drinks) -
Various 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) -
A spritz, an Italian wine-based cocktail (from List of national drinks) -
Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks) -
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Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks) -
Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks) -
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Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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Hiram Walker (July 4, 1816 – January 12, 1899) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Walker was born in East Douglas, Massachusetts, and moved to Detroit in 1838. He purchased land across the Detroit River, just east of what is Windsor, Ontario, and established a distillery in 1858 in what would become Walkerville, Ontario. Walker began selling his whisky as Hiram Walker's Club Whisky, in containers that were "clearly marked" and he used a process to make his whisky that was vastly different from all other distillers.
It became very popular, angering American distillers, who forced the US government to pass a law requiring that all foreign whiskeys state their country of origin on the label. From this point forward, Hiram Walker's Canadian Club whisky was Canada's top export whisky. He established and maintained the company town that grew around his distillery, exercising planning and control over every facet of the town, from public works to religious services to police and fire control. (Full article...)
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| “ | I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. | ” |
| — Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) Walden |
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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.Topics
| 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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