These May Be The Only Official Coca Cola Cocktails... Ever.

What you see before you might be the only official Coca-Cola cocktails that have ever existed. And these come from an official Coca-Cola booklet which might be the only one that has ever been made. Now Coca-Cola has been a staple of mixing for as long as Coca-Cola has been around from Rum and Coke to Jack and Coke to making syrups out of Coca-Cola for your Navy grogs. But none of those drinks or recipes come directly from Coca-Cola. Now a few years ago I found a recipe booklet for 7-Up and I made some of those drinks here on YouTube. And I knew after I found that 7-Up pamphlet that I needed to find one for Dr. Pepper and Coca-Cola. The Dr. Pepper one was harder to locate but I did find just one. And as for Coca-Cola, it seemingly did not exist. And other than this booklet that I have right here, I don't think any other official Coca-Cola cocktail recipes exist. And that's probably for two very important reasons. First, Coca-Cola doesn't need it. They're the most iconic brand in the world. They are above some of these promotional materials. Or at least maybe they are. And the other reason, which is definitely the more important reason, is that Coca-Cola has a history and a background of temperance. Yes, that is ironic because it was originally made with trace amounts of cocaine. But at that time it was still seen as the safe alternative to alcohol. John Pemberton's first drink was a wine tonic that did contain alcohol. But early prohibition movements are likely responsible for the creation of the Coca-Cola that we know of today. Or at least the first versions of it. In 1885 Fulton County approved a referendum to prohibit the sale of alcohol. So Pemberton needed to develop something new. And it was in May of 1886 when the first version of Coca-Cola was served at Jacobs Pharmacy in Atlanta. And this Coca-Cola was marketed and sold as a temperance drink throughout prohibition. Which begs the question, how was I able to find an official older historic cocktail guide from probably the 1960s? Well this guide is in German. And as far as I know there have never been any official Coca-Cola cocktail guides in English. But I could be wrong. I've only been looking now for a few years and there may be one out there. If you know of one, let me know in the comments below. Now Coca-Cola did not stick to its temperance roots forever. By the 1970s and maybe earlier Coke is being marketed alongside Bacardi Rum. And they've more recently collaborated with brands on ready to drink cocktails. But as for our German cocktail guide, I have gone through and translated all of these cocktails the best I could. And picked out some of the ones that I think are the most interesting that I will share with you now or in just a moment. But please keep in mind that they are not advanced cocktails. They're not super interesting in their ingredients. But they may very well be the only official Coca-Cola cocktails out there. And the theme of this booklet is all about taking a break. So we're starting with a drink called the Prickle Chip. And I'll be building this one in the glass. And I'm starting with a quarter ounce of lemon juice. A quarter ounce of a raspberry syrup. And I will be using this raspberry syrup from Liber & Co. that was sponsoring this portion of today's video. They make high quality syrups from raspberry, to grenadine, to orgeat, to toasted coconut, and so much more. So if you're interested in picking any of these up, check the link in the description. Now I'll add one ounce of gin. And then Coca-Cola to top. All right let's try it. Cheers. I think we're starting off pretty good. That little bit of lemon juice helps just liven it up. Give it a little bit of freshness. A little pop of acidity. But the raspberry. And it's only a small amount. We used a quarter of an ounce there. I don't know if if you are watching this video you might love Coca-Cola. A few years ago, now maybe over five years ago now, Coca-Cola came out with I think it was called Starburst. Starlight or something. That was supposed to taste like outer space. And it had like a raspberry flavor to it. That's really good with Coke. That combination of raspberry and Coca-Cola is great together. Now I'm not expecting all of these to be good. In fact, I expect them all to be average or even below average. Even though we're starting off good here. This video is not about fixing these or changing them. Just about what they are. However, if you're looking for some potentially better or modern Coca-Cola cocktails then subscribe to this channel because I will be sharing a cocktail next week. A new modern cocktail that uses Coca-Cola. Or check the description because I will include a couple of links to some other drinks I've shared here that incorporate Coca-Cola. So while the Prickle Chen is pretty basic, it's good. It's delicious. All right, our next drink is called Bolero and we will be using vodka and apricot. I'm going to start with half an ounce of an apricot liqueur. One ounce of vodka. And then Coca-Cola to top. All right, before we try the Bolero, if you come across older recipes, historic recipes that call for an apricot brandy, they are talking about an apricot liqueur. So let's see how that pairs with some vodka and some Coca-Cola. Cheers. That is not bad. It is not my favorite, but it is not bad. It's the vodka and I don't like vodka. Vodka just amplifies ethanol. It doesn't have any flavor. So you're just kind of tasting the alcohol and it just makes that apricot brandy feel a lot hotter and stronger. Now I would do this again. I'd probably mix it up and use a rum or a gin. I think that would just taste better and work together better with the apricot brandy. I personally really don't like any drink that calls for Coca-Cola and base spirit. It's just using Coca-Cola as a mixer. I think it's just because I enjoy Coca-Cola. I don't want to ruin the flavor of Coca-Cola by just adding alcohol to it. But when you can add a liqueur, like a fruit liqueur, or you're adding just a little bit of citrus and a little bit of citrus and fruit liqueur, like we had in our first drink, that works great because you get a lot of the complexity of Coca-Cola and you get more than just Coca-Cola and booze. So you might like that. I just personally not a fan of rum and Coke or Jack and Coke or anything and Coke on its own. I want something else in there and this is almost there. I just don't like vodka. So if you like vodka, you might like this or if you have a favorite vodka, but I'll probably switch it up and just use something else instead. Next up is a drink called Leander and we'll need Cointreau and gin. I'm going to start with a quarter ounce of lemon juice, one ounce of Cointreau, one ounce of gin, and then Coca-Cola. Alright, another Coca-Cola cocktail. This one's probably the most interesting today because we get some juice, we get a liqueur, and we get a spirit. Of course, we also get that Coca-Cola. So let's try the Leander. Cheers. That's delicious. It's great. That pop of acidity, extra acidity we're getting from the lemon juice and lemon flavor, and then the orange from the Cointreau. It pairs great with gin on its own, but then that orange with the Coca-Cola sort of amplifies those Coca-Cola flavors. So far, I really did enjoy our first cocktail, but this to me is better. This is just an all-around excellent cocktail. Now, if you've noticed so far, I'm building every drink in the glass. It's easier for me, and none of the drinks call for a lot of citrus juice. If I was using a full ounce of juice, I would shake it and then add the Coca-Cola, but since we're topping with Coke anyways, we're kind of making highball drinks here. But the Leander is, I think it's a real winner. And if you're using Cointreau, that's 40% alcohol by volume, same as the gin. Well, the gin I used might be a touch higher, but that's two ounces of spirit-proof booze you're putting in here. So it really comes across as like a real cocktail, not one of these mid-century smaller drinks. So this is something that if you love Coca-Cola and you also enjoy some gin and some Cointreau, I don't see why you wouldn't absolutely love the Leander. Final drink today is the Mexico Punch apple juice, gin, and rum. What could go wrong? We're going to start with one and three-quarter ounces of an apple juice, and I am using the best apple juice that there is, Martin Ellis. The recipe calls for a splash of gin, three-quarter ounces of rum, and then we're going to top with, of course, Coca-Cola. All right, let's try the Mexico Punch. Why it's a Mexico Punch, I don't know. Cheers. It's okay. The apple juice is pretty faint. Definitely getting the rum and the Coca-Cola. I did decide to use a Jamaican rum, even though the Appleton Estate rum I use, it's not a big bowl Jamaican rum, but something that's not just a light rum. If you put a light rum in here, it probably, it would be significantly different than what I'm drinking, but I wanted some flavor. Overall though, I just don't think it works that well. It's a lot of apple juice, a lot of Coca-Cola. I think the drinks that we had before that have some acidity or more acidity than just apple juice and then a liqueur are just working better than this one. This is probably my least favorite that we've had so far by a pretty good margin. I think the first three were all like pretty decent to maybe even very good, and this one's definitely below average for me. So I don't drink a lot of Coca-Cola nowadays because it's just not good for you. But then again, if you're looking these drinks in front of you and all this stuff right here, none of it is good for you. But I will say when it comes to soda drinks, full sugar sodas, I'm a lover of Coca-Cola. I don't want Pepsi. I don't want Sprite. I don't want anything. I just want Coke. If I'm gonna have one, I want Coca-Cola. And I was worried that all these drinks would not live up to Coca-Cola on its own, which I love. And some of them did, and I would say that this one right here, the Leander, is my favorite today by far. But all of these offer something different if you're looking to change up your typical Rum and Coke or Jack or you just want to explore some vintage German Coca-Cola cocktails, then these are the ones for you. Like I said at the top of this video, if you know of any official printed by Coca-Cola recipe booklets that are from the mid-century, earlier, later, whatever it is, let me know in the comments below because I want to know. I want to try to find one of those, and if we can find more, I'll come back to this in the future. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a like below, consider subscribing to the channel, and if you want to support this channel more, go check out my Patreon page. Otherwise, I will see you on the next one.