Cherry Cacao Cola Dr MSK

A vodka and coke, examined far more closely than necessary - dark cacao cola with sour cherry, warm spice and citrus essential oils, finished with Dutch Barn cherry vodka.

Ingredients

Cherry Cacao Cola Dr MSK

• 800g filtered water
• 330g cocoa reduced liquid
• 370g Sour Cherry Compound
• 1.5g Sorrento Orange Essential Oil
• 1.5g Lemon Essential Oil
• 1.5g Lime Essential Oil
• 90g cassia bark
• 7g fresh nutmeg
• 6g black peppercorns
• 8g allspice
• 8g star anise
• 3g clove
• 95g fresh ginger
• 3 x Tahitian Vanilla Pods



To Serve

• 50ml Cherry Dutch Barn Vodka
• Cherry Cacao Cola DR MSK

• Collins ice
• Cherry Garnish

Method

Mix the water, cocoa liquid, sour cherry and essential oils together and place into a fermentation jar
.

Split the vanilla pods and de-seed, slice the ginger, and lightly toast all the remaining spices and place all into the jar
.

Close the lid and give a good mix
 before leaving to ferment at 32°c for 5-6 days.


Once ready, pass the liquid through a coffee filter and cool to 2°c
.

Carbonate in a plastic bottle and reserve in the fridge
.

To Serve

Place ice in a glass.

Pour in the Cherry Dutch Barn Vodka. 

Top with "Dr MSK
" and garnish with the cherry.