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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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noitulovE ("Evolution" backwards) is a British television and cinema advertisement launched by Diageo in 2005 to promote Guinness Draught stout. The 60-second piece formed the cornerstone of a £15 million advertising campaign targeting men in their late twenties and early thirties. The commercial shows, in reverse, the adventures of three characters who evolve from mudskippers to present day humans before tasting Guinness in a London pub. The commercial was handled by the advertising agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, with a budget of £1.3M. It was directed by Daniel Kleinman. Production was contracted to Kleinman Productions, with post-production by Framestore CFC. It premiered on British television on 3 October 2005.

noitulovE is the fifth television/cinema piece in the Good things come to those who wait series, and its premiere marked the end of a four-year hiatus. The advert and its associated campaign were a critical and financial success. It received over 30 awards from professional organisations in the advertising and television industries, and was the most-awarded commercial worldwide in 2006. The impact of the campaign was such that during a period in which the UK beer market experienced a substantial decline in revenue, Guinness reported that its year-on-year earnings within the region had noticeably increased. At the same time, Guinness achieved its highest-ever volume and value shares and became the market leader within the region. This was attributed in no small part to the positive reception of noitulovE. (Full article...)

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... 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 "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... that the John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... 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 when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

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Image 1Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 3The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 4A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 5A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 6Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 7A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 8Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 9Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 12Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 15Characteristics 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 16Clear 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 17Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 19A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25Bosnian 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 26The 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 27Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Various 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 29Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 33Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 36Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 39Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 42Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 44Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)

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Coca Cola in its signature logo glass

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A glass of iced Coca Cola in its signature logo glass

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Zong Qinghou (Chinese: 宗庆后; 11 October 1945 – 25 February 2024) was a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion. (Full article...)

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“

Good wine is a good familiar creature if it be well used.

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— William Shakespeare (1564-1616)
Othello II. iii. (315)

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Malted barley

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air. Malting is thus a combination of two processes; namely the sprouting process and the kiln-drying process. These latter terms are often preferred when referring to the field of brewing for batches of beer or other beverages as they provide more in-depth information. Malted grain is used to make malt beer, malt whisky, malted shakes, malt vinegar, and some baked goods, such as bagels. Malting grains develops the enzymes that are required to modify the grain's starches into sugars, including monosaccharides (glucose, fructose, etc.) and disaccharides (sucrose, etc.). It also develops other enzymes, such as proteases which break down the proteins in the grain into forms which can be utilized by yeast. Barley is the most commonly malted grain in part because of its high diastatic power or enzyme content. Also very important is the retention of the grain's husk even after threshing, unlike the bare seeds of threshed wheat or rye. This protects the growing acrospire (developing plant embryo) from damage during malting, which can easily lead to mold growth. It also allows the mash of converted grain to create a filter bed during lautering (see brewing). Other grains may be malted, especially wheat.

Used in Alcoholic beverages, Milkshakes.

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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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