GoKawiilDIY soft drinks
Cola, orange soda, and almond soda!
In 2020, I started making my own soft drinks, including a sugar-free, caffeine-free cola! If you’re just looking for the current recipes, you can find them on GitHub. They were inspired by recipes like Open Cola and Cube Cola.
Otherwise, read on for “log book”-style instructions and pictures of my first attempts, which have been adapted from this Mastodon thread.
Cola, first batch
Here’s what we’ll need:
We start by making a flavor emulsion from essential oils! These oils are extremely strong, and can cause skin irritations, so if you want to be safe, wear latex gloves for this step!
We also need super small quantities. In this attempt, I’m aiming for:
0.75 ml of orange oil
0.7 ml of lime oil
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