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If you want to make OpenCola, or a non-copyrighted version of the popular soda, mix together a blend of flavored essential oils, including orange, lemon, nutmeg, and cassia oils. Pour this into a blender with sugar, water, citric acid, caffeine, caramel color, and food-grade gum arabic, then mix everything together for 2 minutes. Pour 1 part syrup and 5 parts soda water into a glass, then stir them together and enjoy. For the complete list of essential oils, read on!