types:
milk
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
potion
a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
hydromel
honey diluted in water; becomes mead when fermented
near beer
drink that resembles beer but with less than 1/2 percent alcohol
ginger beer
carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger
mixer
club soda or fruit juice used to mix with alcohol
cooler
an iced drink especially white wine and fruit juice
smoothie
a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk
fizz
an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic)
cider,
cyder
a beverage made from juice pressed from apples
mate
South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate
soft drink
nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated)
coffee,
java
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
chai,
tea
the name of tea in various languages
tea-like drink
a beverage that resembles tea but is not made from tea leaves
pasteurized milk
milk that has been exposed briefly to high temperatures to destroy microorganisms and prevent fermentation
acidophilus milk
milk fermented by bacteria; used to treat gastrointestinal disorders
homogenized milk
milk with the fat particles broken up and dispersed uniformly so the cream will not rise
certified milk
milk from dairies regulated by an authorized medical milk commission
whole milk
milk from which no constituent (such as fat) has been removed
low-fat milk
milk from which some of the cream has been removed
buttermilk
residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
elixir
a substance believed to cure all ills
proof spirit
a mixture containing half alcohol by volume at 60 degrees Fahrenheit
hooch,
hootch
an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic liquor
kava,
kavakava
an alcoholic drink made from the aromatic roots of the kava shrub
aperitif
alcoholic beverage taken before a meal as an appetizer
brew,
brewage
drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
rice beer,
sake,
saki
Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
nipa
made from sap of the Australasian nipa palm
vino,
wine
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
ethyl alcohol,
neutral spirits
nonflavored alcohol of 95 percent or 190 proof used for blending with straight whiskies and in making gin and liqueurs
pulque
fermented Mexican drink from juice of various agave plants especially the maguey
cordial,
liqueur
strong highly flavored sweet liquor usually drunk after a meal
Irish coffee
sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream
drip coffee
coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee
espresso
strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
instant coffee
dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water
Turkish coffee
a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened
hard cider
alcoholic drink from fermented cider; `cider' and `cyder' are European (especially British) usages for the fermented beverage
scrumpy
strong cider (as made in western England)
perry
a fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in taste to hard cider
rotgut
any alcoholic beverage of inferior quality
slug
an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
nectar
fruit juice especially when undiluted
koumiss,
kumis
an alcoholic beverage made from fermented mare's milk; made originally by nomads of central Asia
lemonade
sweetened beverage of diluted lemon juice
limeade
sweetened beverage of lime juice and water
orangeade
sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice
birch beer
carbonated drink containing an extract from bark of birch trees
cola,
dope
carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
cream soda
sweet carbonated drink flavored with vanilla
egg cream
made of milk and flavored syrup with soda water
phosphate
carbonated drink with fruit syrup and a little phosphoric acid
root beer
carbonated drink containing extracts of roots and herbs
sarsaparilla
carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras
cambric tea
a beverage for children containing hot water and milk and sugar and a small amount of tea
sun tea
tea made by exposing tea leaves steeped in water to the direct rays of the sun; usually served with ice
bottled water
drinking water (often spring water) that is put into bottles and offered for sale
mineral water
water naturally or artificially impregnated with mineral salts or gasses; often effervescent; often used therapeutically