Mexican Coke Recipe

Name: Bangers & Brews Westside Bend Oregons Mexican Coke Recipe
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0.25 cup Mexican-style cane sugar (or raw cane syrup); 1 tsp Caramel color / burnt sugar syrup (for color, optional); 2 tbs Coca-Cola flavor base or cola syrup concentrate (optional, if you have a cola syrup); 1 tbs Fresh lime juice; 1 tsp Fresh lemon juice; 0.25 tsp Phosphoric acid solution (very small, optional for tang; food grade); 0.25 tsp Vanilla extract (pure); 12 oz Cold carbonated water (soda water or club soda); 0.25 cup Cold still water (for dissolving sugar); 1 piece Lime wheel or wedge; 1 cup Ice (large cubes)

Inspired by Bangers & Brews Westside Bend Oregon

Time15m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Syrup & Sweetener

1/4 cup Mexican-style cane sugar (or raw cane syrup)

1 tsp Caramel color / burnt sugar syrup (for color, optional)

2 tbs Coca-Cola flavor base or cola syrup concentrate (optional, if you have a cola syrup)

Acid & Aroma

1 tbs Fresh lime juice

1 tsp Fresh lemon juice

1/4 tsp Phosphoric acid solution (very small, optional for tang; food grade)

1/4 tsp Vanilla extract (pure)

Water & Carbonation

12 oz Cold carbonated water (soda water or club soda)

1/4 cup Cold still water (for dissolving sugar)

Garnish & Serving

1 piece Lime wheel or wedge

1 cup Ice (large cubes)

Method

Syrup & Sweetener

Make cane sugar syrup

Combine 0.25 cup raw cane sugar and 0.25 cup cold still water in a small saucepan. Warm over low heat, stirring constantly until sugar fully dissolves to make a simple syrup. Do not boil. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.

Add color/aroma (optional)

If using, stir in 1 teaspoon caramel color or burnt sugar syrup and 2 tablespoons cola syrup concentrate (if you have it) into the cooled cane syrup. This step is optional but helps approximate the deeper color and some flavor notes of Mexican Coke.

Acid & Aroma

Stir the lime juice (1 tablespoon), lemon juice (1 teaspoon), 0.25 teaspoon food-grade phosphoric acid solution (optional — add only if you have and are comfortable using it) and 0.25 teaspoon vanilla extract into the cooled cane syrup until fully incorporated. Taste the syrup and adjust acidity or vanilla to preference, keeping flavors balanced (bright citrus + subtle vanilla).

Water & Carbonation

Chill a tall glass and fill with about 1 cup of large ice cubes. Pour 12 oz (approximately one tall glass) of very cold carbonated water over the ice. Add all of the prepared syrup mixture to the carbonated water. Stir gently once or twice to combine without losing too much carbonation.

Garnish & Serving

Garnish with a lime wheel or wedge on the rim. Serve immediately with a straw or stirrer. Optionally, present in a glass bottle or narrow-neck bottle to evoke classic Mexican Coke presentation.