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 1 ml 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 (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. 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