Post #591826 by arriano on Wed, Jun 1, 2011 9:08 PM

EXPERIMENT #1A

I should note that I have no business doing math. Trying to figure out one serving out of the above Coca-Cola recipe was enough to give me a headache. But I finally decided on the following:

• 2 2/3 oz Sugar Syrup
• ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice
• 1/8 oz Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 drop Agwa Coca Leaf Liqueur
• 1 drop Cinnamon Syrup
• 1 dash Fee Bros. Lemon Bitters
• 1 dash Fee Bros. Orange Bitters

I put the ingredients in a mixing glass, stirred it up and put in the fridge to cool. After about an hour, I took it out and added

• 1½ oz Club Soda

Taste: Not a bad concoction, but not cola tasting. Very sweet and limey. It was also a bit too syrupy and not carbonated enough. Then it hit me: The Coca-Cola recipe was for the syrup, not the finished soda pop.

EXPERIMENT #1B

I poured in more club soda for a total of 10 oz. It was immediately better, but not spicy enough.

I put in another dash of Vanilla Extract and then ½ oz of Allspice Liqueur. Hey! Now it wasn’t too bad at all, almost cola tasting.

Tomorrow I’ll try again by using a bit of nutmeg and coriander in place of the allspice liqueur. And per the suggestions above, I'll listen to the Jones Cola experiment and try to track down some citric acid. Stay tuned.

"I am Lono!" -- Hale Ka'a Tiki Lounge

[ Edited by: arriano 2011-06-01 21:09 ]