Category Archives: Herbal Sodas

If you really think about it, Coca-Cola is just syrup + soda water. The syrup part is, of course, highly top-secret and hush-hush (i.e., no one knows what’s in it). In the early days, Coca-Cola syrup contained extracts of kola nuts and coca leaves. YES, that’s “coca” as in “cocaine,” and NO, that is not in Coke anymore, thank goodness. My point is: syrup is just something sweet (i.e., cane juice or sweetener) infused with some flavoring. And that flavoring can come from herbs (in a way, kola nuts and coca leaves ARE herbs), so there’s no reason why there can’t be healthier … Continue reading →