Cloudy lemonade is common in North America and South Asia. Made with lemon juice, water, and sweeteners like sugar or honey. Traditionally served cold, hot, frozen, or used as mixer. Children in US and Canada start lemonade stands for summer
Bitters originated with ancient Egyptians infusing medicinal herbs in wine. Middle Ages saw development with distilled alcohol and pharmacognosy. British practice of adding herbal bitters to Canary wine popular in colonies
Apfelwein is German for cider, made from sour apples with 4.8-7.0% alcohol. Made by fermenting pressed apple juice with yeast. Can include Speierling variety with service tree berries for astringency
Chicha is a fermented or non-fermented beverage from Andes and Amazonia. Most common form is corn beer (chicha de jora) made from maize landraces. Other ingredients include quinoa, kañiwa, peanut, manioc, palm fruit, rice, potato. Chicha morada is non-fermented version made from purple maize with pineapple
Yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) is a South American holly tree reaching up to 15 meters. Leaves are evergreen, 7-110mm long and 30-55mm wide. Contains caffeine and related xanthine alkaloids
Boil water to 96°C for black tea or 71-82°C for green tea. Use 1 tea bag per 1 cup water for steeping. Black tea steeps 2-3 minutes, green tea 2-4 minutes. Remove tea bags immediately without stirring