Cola IV
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.
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)
- 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
- Mix the oils in flavor solution A in a container.
- Transfer 1 ml of flavor solution A into another container and dilute it with the spirit or gum arabic water.
- Mix flavor solution B in a third container.
- 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.
- To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 3 volumes of carbonated water.