It’s been outed -the extremely well kept secret original recipe of Coca-Cola that dates back to 1886. According to thisamericanlife.org, one of their staff members unearthed coke’s guarded recipe in a 1979 edition of the Atlanta Constitution-Journal. The only believed existing copy of the edition was thought to have been in a guarded vault at Coca-Cola’s corporate headquarters in Georgia. In the journal, the recipe is revealed in an old photograph from 1886 that was taken of the personal recipe book of Coke-founder John Pemberton. The complicated slew of ingredients is as follows:
Fluid extract of Coca—3 drams USP
Citric acid—3 oz
Caffeine—1oz
Sugar—30 (measurement unclear)
Water—2.5 gal
Lime juice—2 pints 1 qrt
Vanilla—1oz
Caramel —1.5oz or more to color 7X flavor—use 2oz of flavor to 5 gals syrup (this is supposedly what gives Coca-Cola its unique flavor)
Alcohol—8oz
Orange oil—20 drops
Lemon oil—30 drops
Nutmeg oil—10 drops
Coriander—5 drops
Neroli —10 drops
Cinnamon —10 drops
Still waiting for the Diet Coke version of the recipe so you can brew your own batch? Good luck
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