{"id":892,"slug":"cola-v","title":"Cola V","description":"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_raw":["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 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_norm":["caffeine","cocktail bitter","powdered cinnamon","powdered nutmeg","vanilla extract","in. wide strip of lemon peel cut around the fruit's circumference","in. wide strip of orange peel cut around the fruit's circumference","cinnamon stick","water","coconut sugar","carbonated water"],"steps":["Boil all of the ingredients except for the vanilla extract and bitters in a pot until it becomes sticky.","Strain out the solids.","Add the vanilla extract and bitters.","To make the finished soda, combine 1 volume of syrup with 5 volumes of carbonated water."],"categories":["Beverages","Duplicate recipes","Recipes for soda pop","Recipes using orange zest","Recipes using lemon zest","Recipes using kaffir lime","Recipes using cinnamon","Recipes using nutmeg","Recipes using coriander","Recipes using lime juice","Recipes using white sugar","Recipes using citric acid","Recipes using carbonated water"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":60,"servings":"6","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cola_V","source_ref":"4636434","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cola_V&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"d7af087d69e67ff1e627527e26940e7b6a0a326168c66470d83e0a0f517fbf17","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:42:59Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cola-v"}