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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Coca-Cola was developed in 1886 by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton. At the time it was introduced, the product contained cocaine from coca leaves and caffeine from kola nuts which together acted as a stimulant. The coca and the kola are the source of the product name, and led to Coca-Cola's promotion as a "healthy tonic". Pemberton had been severely wounded in the American Civil War, and had become addicted to the pain medication morphine. At the time, cocaine was being promoted as a "cure" for opioid addiction, so he developed the beverage as a patent medicine in an effort to control his addiction.
In 1889, the formula and brand were sold for $2,300 (roughly $71,000 in 2022) to Asa Griggs Candler, who incorporated the Coca-Cola Company in Atlanta in 1892. The company has operated a franchised distribution system since 1889. The company largely produces syrup concentrate, which is then sold to various bottlers throughout the world who hold exclusive territories. (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 the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
- ... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
- ... 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?
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A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks) -
Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (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) -
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A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks) -
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Cider (from List of drinks) -
Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks) -
Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks) -
A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Bottled beer (from List of drinks) -
Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (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 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 hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (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) -
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A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks) -
Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks) -
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) -
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Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks) -
Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks) -
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Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (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) -
Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national 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) -
Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks) -
Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks) -
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Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks) -
Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks) -
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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)
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Amund Ringnes (7 October 1840 – 13 January 1907) was a Norwegian businessman, brewery owner and patron.
He was born in Krødsherad, Buskerud, the son of Anders Knudsen Ringnes (1813–75), farmer, and his wife Maren Amundsdatter (1815–76). He grew up at the Ringnes farm, and commenced working at Akers Mekaniske Verksted in 1860. He left Akers Mek. Verksted in 1865, and was employed by the brewery Christiania Bryggeri. In 1876, he founded Ringnes & Compani brewery with his brother Ellef Ringnes and the businessman Axel Heiberg. It was the eighth brewery in Christiania (now Oslo), and later had its name changed to Ringnes Bryggeri. (Full article...)Selected quote -
| “ | Where I go, I hope there's rum | ” |
| — Jimmy Buffett Volcano from the album Volcano (1977) |
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Many plants in this genus may be considered perennial, because they require several to many years to mature and flower.[page needed] However, most Agave species are more accurately described as monocarpic rosettes or multiannuals, since each individual rosette flowers only once and then dies; a small number of Agave species are polycarpic.[page needed]
Along with plants from the closely related genera Yucca, Hesperoyucca, and Hesperaloe, various Agave species are popular ornamental plants in hot, dry climates, as they require very little supplemental water to survive. Most Agave species grow very slowly. Some Agave species are known by the common name "century plant".
Maguey is a Spanish word that refers to all of the large-leafed plants in the Asparagaceae family, including agaves and yuccas. Maguey flowers are eaten in many indigenous culinary traditions of Mesoamerica. (Full article...)
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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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