{"id":889,"slug":"cola-iii","title":"Cola III","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":["¾ tsp (3.75 ml) 150+ proof unflavored food-grade spirit OR a mixture of ½ tsp (2.5 ml) water with ¼ tsp (1.25 ml) food-grade gum arabic","1 drop petit grain (lemon leaf and twig oil)","2 drops coriander oil","2 drops nutmeg oil","4 drops cinnamon oil","5 drops orange oil","6 drops lemon oil","¼ tsp (0.75 ml) phosphoric acid","¾ tsp (3.75 ml) caramel color","¾ tsp (3.75 ml) strained lime juice","10 fl oz (300 ml) water","10 fl oz (300 ml) white sugar","25 mg caffeine (optional)","Carbonated water as needed"],"ingredients_norm":["+ proof unflavored food grade spirit or mixture of tsp water with tsp food grade gum arabic","petit grain","coriander oil","nutmeg oil","cinnamon oil","orange oil","lemon oil","phosphoric acid","caramel color","strained lime juice","water","white sugar","caffeine","carbonated water"],"steps":["Combine the spirits and oils together in a small cup, mixing well. Set aside.","Combine the phosphoric acid, caramel color, lime juice, water, and sugar in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then boil until it becomes a thick syrup.","Remove the syrup from the heat, and stir in the caffeine and oil mixture. Let cool.","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 coriander","Recipes using gum arabic","Recipes using lemon","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using nutmeg","Recipes using orange","Recipes using phosphoric acid","Recipes using white sugar"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":30,"servings":"5","yield_text":"Slightly over 10 oz (300 ml) syrup","difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cola_III","source_ref":"4634905","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cola_III&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"e89141c34ebf3f490091ba93cd67dbc59fe302431b36c5aea3d0b8ba27fd9428","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cola-iii"}