Coca-Cola DIY

Coke: fizzy, delicious, and (when combined with a block of chocolate..!) a dissolver of writer’s block… but would you make your own?

This blog has published a photograph of the handwritten recipe for Coca-Cola. They’re also going to include details of where to buy the ingredients and how to make it yourself… but I’m sure it’s never the same when you DIY… (maybe half of the deliciousness is in the secret?)

Close your eyes if you don’t want to know, but in case you’re curious…

Here are the ingredients:

Fluid extract of Coca, Citric acid 3 oz, Caffeine 1oz, Sugar 30 (quantity not known), Water 2.5 gal
Lime juice 2 pints 1 qrt, Vanilla 1oz, Caramel 1.5oz or more to colour, Merchandise 7X flavour (use 2oz of flavour to 5 gals syrup): Alcohol 8oz, Orange oil 20 drops, Lemon oil 30 drops, Nutmeg oil 10 drops, Coriander 5 drops, Neroli 10 drops, Cinnamon 10 drops

Has anyone tried this? Does anyone want to???

(Or maybe you’ve made your own Oreos? Or Big Mac sauce?)

Everything is possible!