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 been modified from one created by Soko's Kitchen.
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
Ingredients for 6 servings (360 g) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Boil all of the ingredients except for the vanilla extract and bitters in a pot until it becomes sticky.
Stovetop - 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.
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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