PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage which suppresses the bitterness and astringency of a wood component while maintaining the flavor and thickness characteristic of a wooden container such as a barrel or a wood component derived from wood, and can be drunk clearly until the back mouth. Beverages include (A) 0.4 to 10.0 ppm gallic acid and / or 0.4 to 10.0 ppm sinapaldehyde, and (B) 0.2 to 5.0 ppm limonene and /. Alternatively, 0.1 to 5.0 ppm of 1-terpinen-4-ol is contained. [Selection diagram] None【課題】樽等の木製容器や木材由来の木質成分に特徴的な風味や厚みを維持しながら、木質成分の苦渋味を抑え、後口まですっきりと飲むことができる飲料を提供する。【解決手段】飲料に、(A)0.4~10.0ppmの没食子酸及び/または0.4~10.0ppmのシナピルアルデヒド、ならびに(B)0.2~5.0ppmのリモネン及び/または0.1~5.0ppmの1-テルピネン-4-オールを含有させる。【選択図】なし