A BEVERAGE is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption. Beverages almost always largely consist of water. Water is essential for living, significantly more so than food. Death will usually occur after 1 week without any liquids but humans have been known to survive some months without food.

The most popular bevarage worldwide is water. Tea is the second most popular, and then coffee comes next.

Drinks often consumed include:

WATER
Bottled water
Tap water
Spring water

JUICES
Orange juice
Fruit juices
Nectars
Vegetable juices
Sap
Sugar cane juice
Maple sugar sap
Cactus juice

SOFT DRINKS
Aguas frescas
Ades (non-carbonated, primarily sugar water)
Fruit drinks (Hi-C etc.)
Lemonade
Limeade
Orange drink (Tang etc.)
Squash
Powdered drinks (Kool-aid etc.)
Syrup drinks (Zarex etc.)
Vanilla-flavored Coca-Cola

CARBONATED BEVERAGES
Carbonated water
Fermented soft drinks (in their original form, many are now made from syrup and carbonated water).
Cola (Coca-Cola etc.)
Birch beer
Ginger ale
Ginger beer
Moxie
Root beer
Sarsaparilla

SPORTS DRINKS (Gatorade etc.)

DAIRY DRINKS
Flavored milk
Chocolate milk
Ovaltine

FROZEN DAIRY DRINKS
Float
Frappe
Milkshake

NON-DAIRY VARIANTS
Almond milk
Rice milk
Soy milk

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Non-alcoholic variants
Near beer
Non-alcoholic wine
Sparkling cider

HOT BEVERAGE
including infusions. Sometimes drunk chilled.

COFFEE BASED DRINKS
Cappucino
Coffee
Espresso
Frappé
Flavored coffees (mocha etc.)
Iced coffee
Latte
Hot chocolate
Hot cider
Mulled cider

TEA BASED DRINKS
Flavored teas (chai etc.)
Iced tea
Pearl milk tea
Tea