Lemon Pepsi

[tropicsgoddess]

Maybe I'm nuts, but back when I drank caffeinated beverages, I far preferred a Coke with actual lemon or lime squeezed into it over the preproduced flavored sodas.

And for those who long for vanilla-flavored sodas, you can buy vanilla syrup and add it to your soda. It tastes far better than anything the soda companies produce. (I am not sure where the vanilla syrup would be, but I would think to look near the grenadine, cocktail supplies, or the coffee area.)

Oooh good one! I sure do miss Vanilla coke. Damn I want some..or a cherry vanilla at least.

[McGoddess09]

Oooh good one! I sure do miss Vanilla coke. Damn I want some..or a cherry vanilla at least.

They sell Vanilla Coke at the c-store on my campus.

Lemon Pepsi is amazing. If I ever want that, I usually do what Jester suggests and throw a lemon in a glass, then pour the soda and let it soak for a few minutes. Stir, then drink!

[Flying Grype]

The only flavoured cola I really liked was the Cherry Coke/Pepsi. Oh, and there was a grocery store brand in Canada that had chocolate cherry cola for a little while. That was amazing. They don't sell it anymore, but cola with a shot each of cherry brandy and creme de cacao is an adequate substitute.

[lordlundar]

Never saw Lemon Pepsi.

I miss Pepsi Blue though. Also Crystal Pepsi.

Psst, hey Broom, go to Superstore and get their President's choice "New wave" cola (blue can) It will give you an idea of how it tastes. Pretty good actually.

[Broomjockey]

Psst, hey Broom, go to Superstore and get their President's choice "New wave" cola (blue can) It will give you an idea of how it tastes. Pretty good actually.

I don't get PC soda since I opened a can and saw a sheen of some kind of oil reflecting a rainbow back at me.

[Plaidman]

I miss Cherry Cola, and Blue Pepsi (Yep, we got that, even way over here in NZ )

Just um, Go to the store. You know. They still sell cherry coke.

[Becks]

Cherry Coke and Cherry Pepsi are NOT the same!!

[Broomjockey]

Just um, Go to the store. You know. They still sell cherry coke.

Cherry Coke and Cherry Pepsi are NOT the same!!

Not to mention the stores in New Zealand probably don't stock the same stuff as the US, so they might NOT have the Cherry flavour of anything anymore.

[Zellie Crescent]

Lupo I tried your maraschino cherry soda idea, It was yummy.

[lordlundar]

I'm no expert, but I don't believe that vanilla syrup is simply simple syrup with vanilla flavoring. For one thing, it's not as sweet, for another, it's not as thick. I make simple syrup often at The Bar (we make our own--as was said, it's just sugar and water!), and that stuff gets THICK.

Depends on how it's made. If you run with half concentrating (aka more water and not boiling it as long) and use homemade vanilla extract you will get a much different result.

[lupo pazzesco]

Depends on how it's made. If you run with half concentrating (aka more water and not boiling it as long) and use homemade vanilla extract you will get a much different result.

Hrm...tempting. $4.50 for a bottle of syrup at the store, or less than $1 to make it myself at home. I'll have to try to fiddle with ratios, and try that lordlundar. I don't have homemade vanilla extract, but I get the pure stuff from Whole Foods. That should work, yes?

And Sarah, glad you liked it!! Now I've got a hankering to head out and buy some soda, for the sole purpose of making cherry cola.

[Zellie Crescent]

I had some extra maraschino cherries left over from when I bought some ice cream so I thought I'd give it I try.

[Jester]

I should point out that, despite what many bartending books say, you actually don't have to boil the water with the sugar to make simple syrup. At my bar, we merely fill a container to the appropriate level with sugar, then add the hot water from the tea spigot, put the lid on the container, and shake the hell out of it. (Anyone who has worked in a restaurant is familiar with the hot water spigot for tea off the coffee brewing machine.) If the water is significantly hot, this will work.

[McGoddess09]

Jester is right. We made simple syrup that way at the ice cream shoppe for the fruit toppings.

[XCashier]

Cherry Coke and Cherry Pepsi are NOT the same!!

No, they're not. Normally I prefer Pepsi over Coke, but Cherry Coke is better than Cherry Pepsi.

But Cherry RC is better than either of them, as it uses real cherry syrup and tastes wonderful! Now if I could only find some around here...!