A really nice, quite floral cola. Dilute with cold sparkling water like a cordial. Make sure all ingredients are food grade and all oils are pure. Kola nut extract is sold as a tincture. The caramel is commonly sold as brewer's caramel. The concentrate can be stored in a cool dark place for extended periods, as can syrup. Each batch of syrup is about 1.8l and makes about 14l cola. Concentrate makes about 90l total. You might want to open the door while mixing the oils. They're potent. Also, be careful handling ingredients. Some are irritants and others stain. Micro-pipettes make measuring much easier. Adapted slightly from this recipe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWaNiwcQK2M
| 20.0 g of gum arabic | mix in high-sided glass | add oil slowly and mix vigorously with whisk in drill or powered balloon whisk approx 20mins | mix to form concentrate | mix 32ml of concentrate into the syrup | |
| 40.0 ml of water for emulsion | |||||
| 7.5 ml of orange oil | mix in small glass | ||||
| 7.5 ml of lime oil | |||||
| 2.0 ml of lemon oil | |||||
| 0.8 ml of cassia oil | |||||
| 1.5 ml of nutmeg oil | |||||
| 0.5 ml of coriander oil | |||||
| 0.4 ml of lavender oil | |||||
| 0.5 ml of neroli oil | |||||
| 70.0 ml of citric acid | mix until clear | mix acid into caramel | mix | ||
| 100.0 ml of water for concentrate | |||||
| 200.0 ml of double strength caramel colouring | |||||
| 22.0 ml of vanilla extract | |||||
| 4.0 ml of kola extract | |||||
| 800.0 ml of water for syrup | simmer | disolve gently | cool to room temp | ||
| 1.4 kg of sugar | |||||