Tonic water didn’t stay in the medicine box for long. The first commercial tonic water was produced and patented in 1858 by ...

though Britannica says that “American and European soft-drink manufacturers, however, do not use the kola nut; instead, they manufacture synthetic chemicals that resemble the flavour of the kola ...

Local versions of the American soft drink are popping up around the country – and they’ve got all the right ingredients to go mainstream. There’s just one Big Red Problem.

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name ... plant cocaine is derived from) and Kola (kola nut, a stimulant from West Africa).