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Cola IV

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Cola is a type of soda that flavored with citrus and spices. The word "cola" derives from kola nuts, a plant originating in West Africa and originally used as a source of caffeine to make this soda. Most modern recipes do not contain kola nuts.

Total 00:30
Yield >8 ounces (251 ml) syrup

Ingredients

  • 1 drop coriander oil
  • 1 drop fenchol (optional, hard to find)
  • 2 drops orange oil
  • 4 drops nutmeg oil
  • 7 drops cassia oil
  • 12 drops tea tree oil (optional, read important warning below)
  • 61 drops lime oil
  • 76 drops lemon oil
  • 50 ml 150+ proof unflavored spirit or a mixture of 25 ml water with 25 ml gum arabic
  • 0.08 g wine tannins
  • 0.0965 g caffeine (optional) (optional)
  • 0.1 ml or 2 drops vanilla extract
  • 0.1 ml or 2 drops 5% vinegar
  • 0.45 ml or 9 drops 85% phosphoric acid
  • 1.75 g glycerin
  • 3.2 ml or 64 drops caramel color
  • 10 ml water
  • ½ cup (120 ml) white sugar
  • ½ cup (120 ml) water
  • Carbonated water, as needed

Instructions

  1. 1
    Mix the oils in flavor solution A in a container.
  2. 2
    Transfer 1 ml of flavor solution A into another container and dilute it with the spirit or gum arabic water.
  3. 3
    Mix flavor solution B in a third container.
  4. 4
    Combine ½ teaspoon (2.5 ml) of the finished flavor solution A, all of flavor solution B, the white sugar, and the water to make the syrup.
  5. 5
    To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 3 volumes of carbonated water.
Category
Beverages
Calories
80 kcal
Protein
0.0 g
Fat
0.0 g
Carbs
0.0 g

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cola_IV