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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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A mug of Horlicks

Horlicks is a sweet malted milk hot drink powder developed by founders James and William Horlick. It was first sold as "Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food", soon adding "aged and travellers" to their label. In the early 20th century, it was sold as a powdered meal replacement drink mix.

‘Night starvation’ was a fictitious condition invented by Horlicks as an advertising gimmick that was supposedly relieved if a mug of the malt drink was consumed before bedtime. In the song "Goodness gracious me!", the doctor (played by Peter Sellers) mentions night starvation as one of the many possible ailments that his wealthy Italian patient (played by Sophia Loren) might be suffering from, when in fact the trouble is that they are both lovesick.

It was then marketed as a nutritional supplement and manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline (Consumer Healthcare) in Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Jamaica, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. It is now produced by the Anglo-Dutch company Unilever through its Indian division. Horlicks in the UK is currently owned by Aimia Foods. (Full article...)

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... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
... 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 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... that Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?

... that 7-Up originally contained lithium citrate, a mood-stabilizing drug?

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Image 1Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 2Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 4Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 5Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Bosnian 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 8Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Characteristics 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 13Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 14Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 15Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 16The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 24Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 25Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 26Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 30A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
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 32A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Various 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 34Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 38A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 40Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 41Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 43Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 45Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 462004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 47Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of 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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When alchemists first learned how to distill spirits, they called it aqua vitae, the water of life, and far from considering it the work of the devil, they thought the discovery was divinely inspired.

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— Gene Logsdon
Good Spirits: A New Look at Ol' Demon Alcohol

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Potassium benzoate (E212), the potassium salt of benzoic acid, is a food preservative that inhibits the growth of mold, yeast and some bacteria. It works best in low-pH products, below 4.5, where it exists as benzoic acid.

Acidic foods and beverages such as fruit juice (citric acid), sparkling drinks (carbonic acid), soft drinks (phosphoric acid), and pickles (vinegar) may be preserved with potassium benzoate. It is approved for use in most countries including Canada, the United States and the European Union, where it is designated by the E number E212.

Potassium benzoate is also used in the whistle in many fireworks. (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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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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