Cola IV

Cola IV — a beverages recipe, 20 ingredients, about 30 min.

Serves 5 · 30 min · Beverages

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 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

Steps

  1. Mix the oils in flavor solution A in a container.
  2. Transfer ¼ tsp of flavor solution A into another container and dilute it with the spirit or gum arabic water.
  3. Mix flavor solution B in a third container.
  4. Combine ½ teaspoon (½ tsp) of the finished flavor solution A, all of flavor solution B, the white sugar, and the water to make the syrup.
  5. To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 3 volumes of carbonated water.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0