On a recent episode of the popular Chicago Public Radio show This American Life, host Ira Glass recounts the story of discovering what appears to be the closely guarded original recipe for Coca Cola.
The show was broadcast last weekend, and the story quickly took on a life of its own. According toThe New York Times, in the days that followed, "The recipe spread across the Internet, republished everywhere from CNN to Al Jazeera. A television show in Australia made its own Coke on air. Brewers in the United States swapped tips on finding the best sources for key ingredients like coriander oil and citric acid."
Coca Cola, as they always do when someone claims to have discovered its recipe, denies that Glass and his team have it, and a taste test on the show provides mixed results.
Listen to the show here, and here's the recipe if you feel like whipping up a batch.
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The show was broadcast last weekend, and the story quickly took on a life of its own. According toThe New York Times, in the days that followed, "The recipe spread across the Internet, republished everywhere from CNN to Al Jazeera. A television show in Australia made its own Coke on air. Brewers in the United States swapped tips on finding the best sources for key ingredients like coriander oil and citric acid."
Coca Cola, as they always do when someone claims to have discovered its recipe, denies that Glass and his team have it, and a taste test on the show provides mixed results.
Listen to the show here, and here's the recipe if you feel like whipping up a batch.