# Senku Cola

A delicious homemade cola made with a unique blend of dark honey, lime, and cilantro.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 45 min
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- mortar and pestle
- saucepan
- whisk
- strainer
- measuring cup
- bottle

## 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.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DImaBX9NHKO/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/dff28995-8cc2-4c2b-a6b9-8100a230ccf8
- Extracted: 2025-08-01

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