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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. This recipe is derived from a LabCoatz video where he tries to replicate modern Coca-Cola through mass spectrometry. Note that consuming high levels of caffeine can be very dangerous. If you are scaling the recipe up or down, make sure you scale the caffeine accordingly so that the per-serving caffeine amount stays the same or is lower. Absolutely do not use more than triple the listed proportion of caffeine.
Ingredients
- coriander oil1 drop
- fenchol, optional; hard to find1 drop
- orange oil2 drop
- nutmeg oil4 drop
- cassia oil7 drop
- tea tree oil, optional; read important warning below12 drop
- lime oil61 drop
- lemon oil76 drop
- unflavored spirit, 150+ proof; or 25 ml water mixed with 25 ml gum arabic50 ml
- wine tannin0.08 g
- caffeine, optional0.0965 g
- vanilla extract, or 2 drops0.1 ml
- vinegar, 5% acidity; or 2 drops0.1 ml
- phosphoric acid, 85%; or 9 drops0.45 ml
- glycerin1.75 g
- caramel color, or 64 drops3.2 ml
- water10 ml
- sugar, white; 120 ml1/2 cup
- water, 120 ml1/2 cup
- soda water, as needed
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 5 steps
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.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
