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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Absinthe was created in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century by the French doctor Pierre Ordinaire. It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and
hallucinogen, which gave birth to the term "
absinthism". The chemical compound
thujone, which is present in the spirit in trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including
France, the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Switzerland, and
Austria-Hungary, yet it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Recent studies have shown that absinthe's psychoactive properties (apart from those attributable to alcohol) have been exaggerated. (
Full article...)
Did you know? -
- ... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
- ... 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 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 Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
- ... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
- ... 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?
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A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks) -
Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (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) -
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) -
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) -
Bottled beer (from List of drinks) -
The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks) -
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A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks) -
Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Cider (from List of drinks) -
A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks) -
Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (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) -
Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks) -
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Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks) -
Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks) -
A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks) -
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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) -
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A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic 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) -
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Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks) -
Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks) -
Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks) -
Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks) -
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Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks) -
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Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks) -
The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks) -
A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks) -
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Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
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Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.
Rossi was an early pioneer in including Florida's citrus juices in school meal programs. He also became a noted religiously-oriented businessman, making annual pilgrimages back to Sicily where he helped build a church and mission. In the U.S., he married Sana Barlow and endowed the Aurora Foundation, which has funded various Christian programs. ( Full article...)Selected quote -
| “ | Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. | ” |
| —
Turkish proverb |
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Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula H O C(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)2. It is a colorless weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.
More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring, and a chelating agent.
A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solutions and salts of citric acid. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When citrate trianion is part of a salt, the formula of the citrate trianion is written as C6H
5O3−
7 or C
3H
5O(COO)3−
3.
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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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...)
Selected article -
Absinthe was created in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland in the late 18th century by the French doctor Pierre Ordinaire. It rose to great popularity as an alcoholic drink in late 19th- and early 20th-century France, particularly among Parisian artists and writers. The consumption of absinthe was opposed by social conservatives and prohibitionists, partly due to its association with bohemian culture. From Europe and the Americas, notable absinthe drinkers included Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Lewis Carroll, Charles Baudelaire, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Absinthe has often been portrayed as a dangerously addictive psychoactive drug and
hallucinogen, which gave birth to the term "
absinthism". The chemical compound
thujone, which is present in the spirit in trace amounts, was blamed for its alleged harmful effects. By 1915, absinthe had been banned in the United States and in much of Europe, including
France, the
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Switzerland, and
Austria-Hungary, yet it has not been demonstrated to be any more dangerous than ordinary spirits. Recent studies have shown that absinthe's psychoactive properties (apart from those attributable to alcohol) have been exaggerated. (
Full article...)
Did you know? -
- ... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
- ... 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 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 Phil Elverum recorded Don't Wake Me Up nocturnally, while "drinking pots of black tea all night"?
- ... that Al-Rantisi Hospital can extract drinking water from air?
- ... 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?
General images -
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-
-
A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
-
Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (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)
-
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)
-
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)
-
Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
-
The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
-
-
A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
-
Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
Cider (from List of drinks)
-
A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
-
Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (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)
-
Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
-
-
Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
-
Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
-
A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (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)
-
-
A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
-
Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
-
-
Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
-
Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
-
Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
-
Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national 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)
-
The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
-
A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
-
Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
-
-
Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Selected image -
Selected biography -
Anthony Talamo Rossi (September 13, 1900 – January 24, 1993) was an Italian-born American who founded Tropicana Products, a producer of orange juice, in 1947 in Bradenton, Florida. It grew from 50 employees to over 8,000 in 2004, expanding into multiple product lines and becoming one of the world's largest producers and marketers of citrus juice.
Rossi was an early pioneer in including Florida's citrus juices in school meal programs. He also became a noted religiously-oriented businessman, making annual pilgrimages back to Sicily where he helped build a church and mission. In the U.S., he married Sana Barlow and endowed the Aurora Foundation, which has funded various Christian programs. ( Full article...)List of selected biographies
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Selected quote -
| “ | Coffee should be black as hell, strong as death, and sweet as love. | ” |
| —
Turkish proverb |
Selected ingredient -
Citric acid is an organic compound with the chemical formula H O C(CO2H)(CH2CO2H)2. It is a colorless weak organic acid. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms.
More than two million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring, and a chelating agent.
A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solutions and salts of citric acid. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When citrate trianion is part of a salt, the formula of the citrate trianion is written as C6H
5O3−
7 or C
3H
5O(COO)3−
3.
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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WikiProjects
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.
WikiProject Beer – covers Wikipedia's coverage of beer and breweries and microbreweries
WikiProject Wine – aims to compile thorough and accurate information on different vineyards, wineries and varieties of wines, including but not limited to their qualities, origins, and uses.
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