The formula for Coca-Cola is one of the most jealously guarded trade secrets in the world. Locked in a vault in Atlanta. Supposedly unreplicable. But we think we may have found the original recipe. And to see if the formula actually might be Coke, we made a batch.
Assuming that the claims made were true what is worth noting of course is the fact that the 7x secret ingredient contains alcohol. Millions of Muslims have been drinking this product without knowing it contains alcohol. The actual volumetric content of alcohol in coke is unclear, but does it matter? What matters is, the stuff has alcohol, and perhaps the reason for the almost addictive nature of the drink.
Anyone with additional insight on this matter is urged to come forward to share the information. Below is the recipe. You can try to make your own "coke" based on this formula and let us know how it tastes.
| Everett Beal's Recipe Book In Feb 28, 1979 Article Atlanta Journal and Constitution Newspaper | Pemberton's Notebook Published in the 1992 History: For God, Country & Coca-Cola | |
| FE Coca (Fluid Extract of Coca) | 3 drams USP | 4 oz FE Coco |
| Citric Acid | 3 oz | 3 oz |
| Caffeine | 1 oz | 1oz Citrate Caffein |
| Sugar | 30 # | 30 # |
| Water | 2.5 gal | 2.5 gal |
| Lime Juice | 2 pints (1 qrt) | 1 qrt |
| Vanilla | 1 oz | 1 oz |
| Caramel | 1.5 oz or more to color | Color sufficient |
| Use 2 oz flavor (below) to 5 gals syrup | 2.5 oz flavor | |
| 7X Flavor | ||
| Alcohol | 8 oz | 1 qrt |
| Orange Oil | 20 drops | 80 |
| Lemon Oil | 30 | 120 |
| Nutmeg Oil | 10 | 40 |
| Corriander Oil | 5 | 20 |
| Neroli Oil | 10 | 40 |
| Cinnamon Oil | 10 | 40 |
| (The Pemberton formula for 7X is the same as the Beal, just four times as much.) | ||
Source:
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/427/original-recipe/recipe
http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/02/2011216102722631965.html
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