{"id":888,"slug":"cola-ii","title":"Cola II","description":"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.","ingredients_raw":["2 oz (60 ml) 150+ proof unflavored spirit OR a mixture of 10 tsp (50 ml) water with 2 tsp (10 ml) gum arabic","1 drop coriander oil","3 drops cinnamon oil","3 drops neroli oil","3 drops nutmeg oil","5 drops orange oil","8 drops lemon oil","⅔ cup (160 ml) water, heated to 122°F (50°C)","25 mg caffeine (optional)","3 drops caramel color","4 drops tea extract or a mixture of 2 parts water to 1 part matcha","2 drops vanilla extract","1½ tsp (7.5 ml) strained lime juice","¼ tsp (1.25 ml) citric acid","10 fl oz (300 ml) white sugar","Carbonated water, as needed"],"ingredients_norm":["+ proof unflavored spirit or mixture of tsp water with tsp gum arabic","coriander oil","cinnamon oil","neroli oil","nutmeg oil","orange oil","lemon oil","water heated to 122°f","caffeine","caramel color","tea extract or mixture of parts water to part matcha","vanilla extract","strained lime juice","citric acid","white sugar","carbonated water"],"steps":["Combine the spirit or gum arabic water and oils together in a small cup, mixing well. Set aside.","Combine the hot water, caffeine, caramel coloring, green tea extract, vanilla extract, lime juice, citric acid, sugar, and ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) of the oil mixture in a heat-safe container. Stir well to dissolve and make a syrup.","To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water."],"categories":["Beverages","Duplicate recipes","Public domain recipes","Recipes for soda pop","Recipes using caffeine","Recipes using carbonated water","Recipes using cinnamon","Recipes using citric acid","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using tea","Recipes using gum arabic","Recipes using lemon","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using neroli","Recipes using nutmeg","Recipes using orange","Recipes using vanilla","Recipes using white sugar"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":"5","yield_text":">10 ounces (300 ml) syrup","difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cola_II","source_ref":"4636147","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cola_II&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"5b62a4017266b928ef785975b14d31c4fc97714e5d576b7569ab3a008a72a141","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cola-ii"}