Cola V

Cola is a type of soda that consists of flavors derived from citrus fruits and spices. The word "cola" derives from kola nuts, a plant originating in West Africa. Older cola recipes often contained this nut as a source of caffeine, but most modern recipes do not contain kola nuts. This recipe has be

Category: Beverages  ·  Serves 6

Ingredients

• 20 mg caffeine (optional)
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) cocktail bitters
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) powdered cinnamon
• ½ tsp (2.5 ml) powdered nutmeg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• ½ in. wide strip of lemon peel cut around the fruit's circumference
• ½ in. wide strip of lemon peel cut around the fruit's circumference
• ½ in. wide strip of orange peel cut around the fruit's circumference
• 1 cinnamon stick
• ½ cup (120 ml) water
• 1 cup (240 ml) coconut sugar
• Carbonated water, as needed

Instructions

1. Boil all of the ingredients except for the vanilla extract and bitters in a pot until it becomes sticky.
2. Strain out the solids.
3. Add the vanilla extract and bitters.
4. To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water.

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