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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 packet of Maraba Coffee as sold in Rwanda

Maraba coffee (Kinyarwanda: Ikawa ya Maraba; French: Café de Maraba) is grown in the Maraba area of southern Rwanda. Maraba's coffee plants are the Bourbon variety of the Coffea arabica species and are grown on fertile volcanic soils on high-altitude hills. The fruit is handpicked, mostly during the rainy season between March and May, and brought to a washing station in Maraba, where the coffee beans are extracted and dried. At several stages, the beans are sorted according to quality. The farmers receive credits based on the amount and quality of the beans they provide.

The beans are sold to various roasting companies, with the best beans going to Union Coffee Roasters of the United Kingdom, who produce a Fairtrade-certified brand and Community Coffee of the United States. Rwanda Smallholder Specialty Coffee Company (RWASHOSCCO) buys from Maraba and sells to the domestic market. Maraba coffee is also brewed into a beer.

About 500,000 smallholder farmers grow the coffee plants under the Abahuzamugambi cooperative, founded in 1999. Since 2000, the cooperative has been supported by the National University of Rwanda (NUR) and the PEARL. The cooperative has improved coffee quality and penetrated the speciality market. (Full article...)

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... 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 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 John Snow pub is named for a shy British epidemiologist who did not drink?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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 demand for beer from Pittsburgh's East End Brewing Company spiked after the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII?

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

Image 1A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 2A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 32004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 4Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 6Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 8Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 9Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 12Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 14Characteristics 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 15A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 23Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Various 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 25A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 26The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 28Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 29Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 30Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 31Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 32Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 33Clear 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 34The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Bosnian 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 36Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic 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 fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 43Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 44Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 46A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 47Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)

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Coffee

Credit: Julius Schorzman (User:Quasipalm)

A cup of black coffee

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Miller in an undated photograph

Frederick Edward John Miller (November 24, 1824 – May 11, 1888) was a brewery owner in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born as Friedrich Eduard Johannes Müller in Riedlingen, Württemberg, he founded the Miller Brewing Company at the Plank Road Brewery, purchased in 1855. He learned the brewing business in Germany at Sigmaringen.

Miller married Josephine Miller in Friedrichshafen, Württemberg, on June 7, 1853. Their first child, Joseph Edward Miller, was born the next year. In 1854, the family emigrated to the United States, spending the first year in New York. They moved to Wisconsin in 1855, arriving through New Orleans. (Full article...)

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I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man.

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— Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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Cinchona, the plant quinine was derived from

Quinine is a medication used to treat malaria and babesiosis. This includes the treatment of malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum that is resistant to chloroquine when artesunate is not available. While sometimes used for nocturnal leg cramps, quinine is not recommended for this purpose due to the risk of serious side effects. It can be taken by mouth or intravenously. Malaria resistance to quinine occurs in certain areas of the world. Quinine is also used as an ingredient in tonic water to impart a bitter taste.

Common side effects include headache, ringing in the ears, vision issues, and sweating. More severe side effects include deafness, low blood platelets, and an irregular heartbeat. Use can make one more prone to sunburn. While it is unclear if use during pregnancy carries potential for fetal harm, treating malaria during pregnancy with quinine when appropriate is still recommended. Quinine is an alkaloid, a naturally occurring chemical compound. How it works as a medicine is not entirely clear.

Quinine was first isolated in 1820 from the bark of a cinchona tree, which is native to Peru, and its molecular formula was determined by Adolph Strecker in 1854. The class of chemical compounds to which it belongs is thus called the cinchona alkaloids. Bark extracts had been used to treat malaria since at least 1632 and it was introduced to Spain as early as 1636 by Jesuit missionaries returning from the New World. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. Treatment of malaria with quinine marks the first known use of a chemical compound to treat an infectious disease. (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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