Soda Shop Cola

Soda Shop Cola

Photo and recipe by Planet Bison

Ingredients 

  • 1 bottle of 1642 Cola
  • ½ oz cherry simple syrup (see below for instructions)
  • 1 toothpick for decoration
  • Maple Cola 1642
  • Ice cubes
  • Candies for decoration

For the cherry simple syrup:

  • 4 oz cherry candies
  • 4 oz water
  • 1 oz honey
  • 1 oz vanilla extract

Preparation (cherry syrup):

  1. Combine candy, water and honey in a small saucepan.
  2. Simmer over medium heat, stirring often to dissolve candy, but do not bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce temperature if necessary.
  4. When the cherries have dissolved, remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
  5. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until use.
  6. Makes about 6 oz.

Preparation (mocktail):

  1. Fill the glass with ice cubes.
  2. Pour the cherry simple syrup and cola into a shaker in that order.
  3. Stir, then decorate the glass with a toothpick on which you've skewered cherry candies.
  4. Serve with a straw.

Enjoy your meal!