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Drinks are a part of survival.Drinks areliquids that can be consumed, withdrinking water being the base ingredient for many of them. In addition to basic needs, drinks form part of theculture of human society. In a commercial setting, drinks, other than water, may be termed beverages.[1]
Alcoholic drink – An Alcoholic beverage is a drink containingethanol, commonly known asalcohol, although inchemistry the definition of analcohol includes many other compounds. Alcoholic drinks, such aswine,beer, andliquor have been part of human culture and development for 9,000 years. Manybrands of alcoholic drinks are produced worldwide.
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Beer is produced by thesaccharification ofstarch andfermentation of the resulting sugar. The starch and saccharificationenzymes are often derived from malted cereal grains, most commonlymalted barley and malted wheat.[3] Most beer is also flavoured withhops, whichadd bitterness and act as a naturalpreservative, though other flavourings such as herbs or fruit may occasionally be included. The preparation of beer is calledbrewing.
Cider –cider is afermentedalcoholic drink made fromapple juice. Cider alcohol content varies from 1.2%ABV to 8.5% or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, cider may be called "apple wine".[4]
Distilled drinks – also known as liquor and spirits, adistilled drink is an alcoholic drink produced bydistillation of a mixture produced fromalcoholic fermentation, such as wine. This process purifies it and removes diluting components like water, for the purpose of increasing itsproportion of alcohol content (commonly known as alcohol by volume,ABV).[5] As distilled drinks contain more alcohol they are considered "harder" – in North America, the term hard liquor is used to distinguish distilled drinks from undistilled ones, which are implicitly weaker.
Cocktails – acocktail refers to any kind ofalcoholicmixed drink that contains two or more ingredients. As generally understood today, a cocktail requires at least one alcoholic component—typically adistilled spirit, althoughbeer andwine are permissible—and one sweet component; it may also contain a souring or bittering ingredient.[6]
Hard soda also known asAlcopop is a type of alcoholic drink that is manufactured in the style of asoft drink.
Wine –wine is an alcoholic drink made fromfermentedgrapes or other fruits. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition ofsugars,acids,enzymes, water, or othernutrients.[7]Yeast consumes the sugars in the grapes and converts them intoalcohol andcarbon dioxide. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts produce different styles of wine. The well-known variations result from the very complex interactions between the biochemical development of the fruit, reactions involved in fermentation,terroir and subsequentappellation, along with human intervention in the overall process.
Mixed drinks – amixed drink is a drink in which two or more ingredients are mixed. Some mixed drinks contain liquor while others are non-alcoholic.
This section containsNon-alcoholic drinks that do not contain other psychoactive substances as well (for example,coffee). Some of the drinks in this sections is also found in thealcoholic section (for example mixed drinks).
The termnon-alcoholic drinks often signifies drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such asbeer andwine but are made with less than .5 percent alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines.
Barley is a member of thegrass family, is a majorcereal grain. It was one of the first cultivated grains and is now grown widely. Barley is used in various drinks and as a source of fermentable material forbeer and certaindistilled drinks. In a 2007 ranking of cereal crops in the world, barley was fourth both in terms of quantity produced (136 million tons) and in area of cultivation (566,000 square kilometres or 219,000 square miles).[8]
Cereal coffee examples:
Soft drinks – asoft drink is a drink that typically contains water (often, but not always,carbonated water), usually asweetener and usually aflavoring agent. The sweetener may besugar,high-fructose corn syrup, fruit juice,sugar substitutes (in the case of diet drinks) or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also containcaffeine, colorings, preservatives and other ingredients.
Caffeinated drinks – acaffeinated drink is a drink which containscaffeine, astimulant which is legal and popular in most developed countries.
Notable drinks:
Chocolate contains small amounts of caffeine. Chocolate is a processed, typically sweetenedfood produced from the seed of the tropicalTheobroma cacao tree. Its earliest documented use is by theOlmecs of south central Mexico around 1100 BC. The majority ofMesoamerican people made chocolate drinks, including theMayans andAztecs,[9]
Drinkbrands and companies exist worldwide. Thedrink industry refers to the industry that produces drinks. Drink production can vary greatly depending on the type of drink being produced. Innovations in the drinks industry, catalyzed by requests for non-alcoholic drinks, include: drinks plants, drinks processing, and drinks packing.[10]Ready to drink packaged drinks are those sold in a prepared form, ready for consumption.
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