Senku Cola

Name: Senku Cola
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 180 ml dark honey; 4 limes; 10 g fresh cilantro leaves; 1 tbsp brown sugar; 500 ml carbonated water; 1 tbsp water

45m

Serves 4

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Senku Cola

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45m

Serves 4

Directions

1Put cilantro leaves into a mortar.
2Grate the zest of limes into the mortar with the cilantro.
3Squeeze the juice from the limes into the mortar.
4Crush the cilantro and lime mixture with a pestle.
5Pour dark honey into a saucepan.
6Add water to the honey in the saucepan.
7Whisk the honey and water mixture over medium-low heat until it darkens and caramelizes.
8Add the crushed cilantro and lime mixture to the warm honey and stir.
9Strain the mixture into a measuring cup to separate the syrup from the solids.
10Pour carbonated water into a bottle.
11Pour the prepared syrup into the bottle with the carbonated water.
12Gently shake or stir the bottle to mix the ingredients.
13Apply a label to the bottle.
14Enjoy your homemade cola.

Ingredients

180 ml dark honey
4 limes
10 g fresh cilantro leaves
1 tbsp brown sugar
500 ml carbonated water
1 tbsp water

Equipment

mortar and pestlesaucepanwhiskstrainermeasuring cupbottle

Tips

Adding lime zest to crushed cilantro can immediately give a cola-like aroma.
To serve, mix 30-40 ml syrup with 500 ml cold sparkling water. Adjust to your bottle or glass size. Shake gently or stir and enjoy your DIY cola.

Senku Cola

45m

Serves 4

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Senku Cola

instagram.com

45m

Serves 4

Directions

1Put cilantro leaves into a mortar.
2Grate the zest of limes into the mortar with the cilantro.
3Squeeze the juice from the limes into the mortar.
4Crush the cilantro and lime mixture with a pestle.
5Pour dark honey into a saucepan.
6Add water to the honey in the saucepan.
7Whisk the honey and water mixture over medium-low heat until it darkens and caramelizes.
8Add the crushed cilantro and lime mixture to the warm honey and stir.
9Strain the mixture into a measuring cup to separate the syrup from the solids.
10Pour carbonated water into a bottle.
11Pour the prepared syrup into the bottle with the carbonated water.
12Gently shake or stir the bottle to mix the ingredients.
13Apply a label to the bottle.
14Enjoy your homemade cola.

Ingredients

180 ml dark honey
4 limes
10 g fresh cilantro leaves
1 tbsp brown sugar
500 ml carbonated water
1 tbsp water

Equipment

mortar and pestlesaucepanwhiskstrainermeasuring cupbottle

Tips

Adding lime zest to crushed cilantro can immediately give a cola-like aroma.
To serve, mix 30-40 ml syrup with 500 ml cold sparkling water. Adjust to your bottle or glass size. Shake gently or stir and enjoy your DIY cola.