The formula keeps changing over time. Pre 1906 it had cocaine in it. Here is the recipe. Extract of coca leaves, caffeine, plenty of sugar (it specifies 30

The formula keeps changing over time. Pre 1906 it had cocaine in it. Here is the recipe. Extract of coca leaves, caffeine, plenty of sugar (it specifies 30 unidentified units thought to be pounds), lime juice, vanilla and caramel make a syrup. Into that syrup, the all-important 7x flavourings are added: alcohol and six oils – orange, lemon, nutmeg, coriander, neroli and cinnamon Knowing this won't help you beat coke. It might have 100 years ago but how coke tastes isn't as important as the leases they hold in key retail spaces.