Homemade Cola

Name: Homemade Cola
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 2 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup loose-leaf oolong tea; 4 cups hot water; Peel of 1 lemon; Peel of 1 orange; 3 dried black limes; 5 star anise pods; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 cup dried bitter orange peel; 1 cup cane sugar; Juice of 1/2 orange; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 1 tsp vanilla extract; Crushed ice, for serving; Soda water, for serving; Lime bitters, to taste; Lime juice, for serving

@thatdudecancook shares his recipe for a complex and flavorful homemade cola, starting with a spiced oolong tea syrup and finishing with a fizzy mix-in.

🌍American 🏷️Homemade soda 🏷️Cola 🏷️Soda syrup 🏷️Oolong tea 🏷️Citrus Spiced

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Total

3h 5m

Servings

4

Difficulty

Medium

Est. Cost

$29–$48

Recipe Source

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Ingredients

1/4 cup loose-leaf oolong tea
4 cups hot water
Peel of 1 lemon
Peel of 1 orange
3 dried black limes
5 star anise pods
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 cup dried bitter orange peel
1 cup cane sugar
Juice of 1/2 orange
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tsp vanilla extract
Crushed ice, for serving
Soda water, for serving
Lime bitters, to taste
Lime juice, for serving

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Instructions

1
Steep the oolong tea in hot water for 15 minutes.
2
Strain the tea into a larger pot.
3
To the pot, add the lemon peel, orange peel, black limes, star anise, cinnamon stick, and dried bitter orange peel.
4
Cover the pot and simmer over low heat for 2.5 to 3 hours.
5
Strain the mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into a container, discarding the solids.
6
While the mixture is still warm, stir in the cane sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, and vanilla extract until the sugar is fully dissolved. This is your cola syrup.
7
Chill the syrup in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, or until completely cold.
8
To make a drink, fill a glass with crushed ice.
9
Pour a few tablespoons of the cola syrup over the ice.
10
Top with soda water.
11
Add a few dashes of lime bitters, a drop of vanilla extract, and a squeeze of fresh lime juice.
12
Stir gently and enjoy.