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Inca Kola (also known as "Golden Kola" in international advertising) [1] is a soft drink that was created in Peru in 1935 by British immigrant Joseph Robinson Lindley. [2] The soda has a sweet, fruity flavor that somewhat resembles its main ingredient, lemon verbena (not to be confused with lemongrass, both of which can be known as hierbaluisa in Spanish).
A kola nut ceremony is briefly described in Chinua Achebe's 1958 novel Things Fall Apart. The eating of kola nuts is referred to at least ten times in the novel, showing the kola nut's significance in pre-colonial 1890s Igbo culture in Nigeria. One of these sayings on kola nut in Things Fall Apart is "He who brings kola brings life."
Inca Kola, created by Lindley bottler to compete with Coca-Cola. It is still the best selling cola in Perú. [37] Big Cola, a cola produced by Peruvian company Ajegroup which operates in 14 countries in Latin America. [38] Perú Cola, created by Peruvian bottler Embotelladora Don Jorge S.A.C. to compete with Coca-Cola and Kola Real. [39]
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Species in this genus are sometimes referred to as kola tree or kola nut for the caffeine-containing fruit produced by the trees that is often used as a flavoring ingredient in beverages. The genus was thought to be closely related to the South American genus Theobroma , or cocoa, but the latter is now placed in a different subfamily.
Isaac Kola – yellow soft drink created by Embotelladora Don Jorge S.A.C. to compete with Inca Kola and Oro [71] Kola Escocesa – red soft drink available in several varieties [72] Kola Inglesa – red, cherry-flavoured soda; Kola Real – fruit-flavoured soda available in five flavours; Oro – yellow soda produced by Ajegroup to compete ...
The fruits are rough, mottled and up to 8 inches (20 cm) long and contain large, flat and bright red coloured seeds, commonly known as kola nuts. [2] The seed contains 1.25 - 2.4% caffeine, and can be chewed or ground into a powder added to beverages to increase alertness, diminish fatigue, and increase stamina. [1]
Inca Kola beat out Coca-Cola in Peruvian sales, the only other national beverage apart from Irn-Bru in Scotland [18] to beat Coca-Cola in the world. This is mainly due to nationalism prevalent among Peruvians, and an advertising campaign that capitalized on the fact that Inca Kola is a Peruvian product.