Coca Cola Recipe

Name: TOKYO GRILL at North Yorks Coca Cola Recipe
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 1 servings
Ingredients: 1 cups Coca‑Cola (storebought or homemade cola syrup diluted with carbonated water); 4 to taste Ice cubes; 1 piece Lime wedge (optional garnish); 2 cups Water; 1 cups Granulated sugar; 1 cups Brown sugar (light or dark); 1 tbs Fresh lime zest; 1 tbs Fresh orange zest; 1 tbs Fresh lemon zest; 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon; 1 piece Whole star anise; 0.5 tsp Whole coriander seeds; 2 pieces Whole cardamom pods, crushed; 1 tsp Vanilla extract; 0.5 tsp Caramel color (optional, for color) or a pinch of burnt sugar; 0.5 tsp Citric acid (or fresh lemon juice); 4 cups Filtered carbonated water (for diluting syrup)

Inspired by TOKYO GRILL at North York

Time10m

Serves1

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Ingredients

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Soda (per serving)

1 cups Coca‑Cola (storebought or homemade cola syrup diluted with carbonated water)

4 to taste Ice cubes

1 piece Lime wedge (optional garnish)

If making a quick homemade cola (yields about 4 cups syrup; dilutes to ~4 servings)

2 cups Water

1 cups granulated sugar

1 cups Brown sugar (light or dark)

1 tbs Fresh lime zest

1 tbs Fresh orange zest

1 tbs Fresh lemon zest

1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon

1 piece Whole star anise

1/2 tsp Whole coriander seeds

2 pieces Whole cardamom pods, crushed

1 tsp Watkins vanilla extract

1/2 tsp Caramel color (optional, for color) or a pinch of burnt sugar

1/2 tsp Citric acid (or fresh lemon juice)

4 cups Filtered carbonated water (for diluting syrup)

Method

Soda (per serving)

Assemble drink

Fill a tall glass with ice cubes. Pour 1 cup of chilled Coca‑Cola (storebought) or 1 cup of diluted homemade cola over the ice. Stir gently to chill and combine.

Garnish with a lime wedge on the rim or squeezed into the drink if desired. Serve immediately.

If making a quick homemade cola syrup

Make spice-sugar base

Combine 2 cups water, 1 cup granulated sugar and 1 cup brown sugar in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugars dissolve and mixture comes to a gentle simmer.

Add zests and spices

Add the lime, orange and lemon zests, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, 1 star anise, 1/2 tsp coriander seeds and 2 crushed cardamom pods to the saucepan. Maintain a gentle simmer for 10 minutes so the citrus oils and spice flavors infuse the syrup.

Strain and finish syrup

Remove from heat and let sit 10 minutes to further infuse. Stir in 1 tsp vanilla extract, 1/2 tsp citric acid (or 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice) and 1/2 tsp caramel color or a pinch of burnt sugar for color. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve or cheesecloth into a clean container to remove solids. Taste and adjust acidity (citric acid/lemon) or sweetness as desired.

Chill syrup

Allow the syrup to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. The syrup will keep in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks in a sealed container.

Dilute syrup to make cola

To serve, combine 1 part chilled syrup with 4 parts chilled carbonated water (for example, 1/2 cup syrup + 2 cups carbonated water) into a glass with ice. Stir gently to combine, taste, and adjust ratio if you prefer sweeter or stronger cola.

Garnish and serve

Garnish with a lime wedge if desired and serve immediately. One batch of syrup (above) yields about 4 cups syrup, which dilutes with 4 cups carbonated water to make approximately four 1‑cup servings.