Short answers, pulled from the story.
A drink, or beverage, is a liquid intended for human consumption. Beyond satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture, and the complete deprivation of water will result in death faster than the removal of any substance besides oxygen.
Alcoholic drinks such as wine and beer have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. The earliest archaeological evidence of wine production yet found comes from sites in Georgia around 6000 BCE and Iran around 5000 BCE.
Coffee cultivation first took place in southern Arabia. The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking appears in the middle of the 15th century in the Sufi shrines of Yemen, and coffee plants are now cultivated in more than 70 countries.
Water is the world's most consumed drink, followed by tea as the second most consumed. However, 97% of water on Earth is non-drinkable salt water, and less than 1% of fresh water is accessible through cost-effective surface and underground sources.
Beer is said to have been discovered by the goddess Ninkasi around 5300 BCE, when she accidentally found yeast after leaving grain in jars that were rained upon. The Hymn to Ninkasi served as both a prayer and a method of remembering the recipe for beer.
Spirits are distilled beverages that contain no added sugar and have at least 20% alcohol by volume. Popular spirits include brandy, gin, rum, tequila, vodka, and whisky, with brandy created by distilling wine.
Wine has played an important role in religion from its earliest appearance in written records. The ancient Egyptians associated red wine with blood, Judaism incorporates it in the Kiddush and Christianity in its Eucharist, while alcohol consumption was forbidden in Islam.