Portal:Drink

Portal topics: Activities; Culture; Geography; Health; History; Mathematics; Nature; People; Philosophy; Religion; Society; Technology; Random portal

The Drink Portal

A portal dedicated to all beverages

Introduction

P:Drink

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...)

Refresh with new selections below (purge)

Selected article - show another

A mug of Horlicks

Horlicks is a British 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...)

More selected articles

Did you know? - load new batch

... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... 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 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 Assyrian Christian couples drink dust from the tombs of martyrs and are crowned during their weddings?
... 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 when Ted Hough was signed by Southampton Football Club, his "transfer fee" was a round of 52 pints of beer?

Other "Did you know" facts...

Read more...

General images - show new batch

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

Image 1Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 2Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 3Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 4The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 6The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 8Clear 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 9A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 12A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 13Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 142004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 15A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 16Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 18Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 19Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)
Image 20Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 21Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 22Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 25Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 26A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 27Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 28A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 29Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 30Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 31Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 32Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 34The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Characteristics 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 36Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 37A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 38Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 39Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Bosnian 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 41Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 42Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 43Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 44Various 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)

Selected image - show another

Racial segregation in the United States

Credit: Russell Lee, July, 1939

An illustration of racial segregation in the United States (Jim Crow laws) in a mid 20^th century photograph showing a "Colored" drinking fountain in Oklahoma City with an African-American drinking.

More selected pictures

Selected biography - show another

Isaac Wolfe Bernheim (November 4, 1848 – April 1, 1945) was an American businessman notable for starting the I. W. Harper brand of premium bourbon whiskey (a historically important brand currently owned by Diageo). The success of his distillery and distribution business helped to consolidate the Louisville area as a major center of Kentucky bourbon distilling. Bernheim was also a philanthropist, establishing the 14,000-acre (5,700 ha; 22 sq mi) Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Bullitt County. (Full article...)

List of selected biographies

Selected quote - show another

“

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

”

— Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
Walden

More selected quotes

Selected ingredient - show another

Bottle for distilled water in the Royal Academy of Pharmacy (Spain)

Purified water is water that has been mechanically filtered or processed to remove impurities and make it suitable for use. Distilled water was, formerly, the most common form of purified water, but, in recent years, water is more frequently purified by other processes including capacitive deionization, reverse osmosis, carbon filtering, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, ultraviolet oxidation, or electrodeionization. Combinations of a number of these processes have come into use to produce ultrapure water of such high purity that its trace contaminants are measured in parts per billion (ppb) or parts per trillion (ppt).

Purified water has many uses, largely in the production of medications, in science and engineering laboratories and industries, and is produced in a range of purities. It is also used in the commercial beverage industry as the primary ingredient of any given trademarked bottling formula, in order to maintain product consistency. It can be produced on-site for immediate use or purchased in containers. Purified water in colloquial English can also refer to water that has been treated ("rendered potable") to neutralize, but not necessarily remove contaminants considered harmful to humans or animals. (Full article...)

More selected ingredients

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)

List articles

More drink list articles

Subcategories

Category puzzle

Select [►] to view subcategories

Related portals

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.

Child projects:	Task forces: (All inactive)
Wikiproject Bacon WikiProject Bartending WikiProject Breakfast WikiProject Spirits	Beverages task force Cheeses task force Coffee and Tea task force Desserts task force Foodservice task force Herbs and Spices task force Pub task force
Related projects:
WikiProject Agriculture WikiProject Fishing and Fisheries
view