This recipe is based on analytical tests and the findings of Joseph Merory, a flavourist and president of Merory Food Flavours. We aren't telling you this is the exact recipe, but it is probably as close as we can get without Coca Cola revealing it to us themselves.

The following recipe produces about 1 gallon of cola syrup very similar to Coca Cola.

Mix 2.4 kilograms of sugar with just enough water to dissolve it, (note that you can substitute high-fructose corn syrup for half the amount of sugar, although cola purists will tell you that this is detrimental to the end flavour). Add 37 grams of Caramel, 3.1 grams of Caffeine, and 11 grams of Phosphoric Acid, (the stuff that dissolves the coin in a glass of Coke). Extract the cocaine from 1.1 grams of Coca leaf, (though a check with state laws would be prudent here), with Toluol, then discard the cocaine extract (wink-wink). Soak the Coca leaves and Kola nuts (both finely powdered; 0.37 grams of Kola Nuts) in 22 grams of 20% alcohol. Fortified California white wine was used circa 1909 , but these days Coca Cola probably use a simple water/alcohol mixture. After soaking, discard the coca and kola and add the liquid to the syrup. Add 30 grams of Lime Juice (although Coca Cola now deny this is an ingredient) or a substitute such as a water solution of citric acid and sodium citrate at lime-juice strength. Mix together 0.88 gram of Lemon Oil, 0.47 gram of Orange Oil, 0.27 gram of Lime Oil, 0.20 gram of Cassia (Chinese Cinnamon) Oil, 0.07 gram of Nutmeg Oil, and, if desired, traces of Coriander, Lavender, and Neroli Oils, and add to 4.9 grams of 95% alcohol. Shake well. Add 2.7 grams of water to the alcohol/oil mixture and let stand for 24 hours at around 60º F. A cloudy layer will precipitate out. Take the clear part of the liquid and add to the syrup. Add 19 grams of Glycerine (from vegetable sources) and 1.5 grams of Vanilla extract. Add water to make up 1 gallon of syrup. This, added to carbonated water as a flavour, will make 128 6.5 oz bottles.

Well, after reading what goes in to colas, we hope you enjoy that next long cold glass. Personally, we think we will just let Coca Cola do all the hard work and go buy a can or two. We hope you do the same. 

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