I've turned into an old fart that gets gout if I use alcohol, so mostly use food flavorings to make my Coke Zero more interesting.
Used to like black walnut best but that is now hard to get, so now a few drops of coconut (enough to actually get some flavor) is at the top of my list.
Also, a vanilla/raspberry or maple/rum combo are faves.
Simple lemon juice ain't bad in coke.

You can get black walnut flavoring & bitters on Amazon. Also have many others like Sarsaparilla

Yeah, I know - what I used to get was cheap McCormick Brand black walnut off the shelf which really was good in Coca Cola and pancakes. Also used to get black walnut ice cream occasionally.
I don't know for sure why it isn't offered now but speculate it is part of the general shift toward foods that please the Mexican palate... things have to be bought at a decent rate or they get replaced.

https://www.bullcityflavors.com/

Rongagin71 said:

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Yeah, I know - what I used to get was cheap McCormick Brand black walnut off the shelf which really was good in Coca Cola and pancakes. Also used to get black walnut ice cream occasionally.
I don't know for sure why it isn't offered now but speculate it is part of the general shift toward foods that please the Mexican palate... things have to be bought at a decent rate or they get replaced.

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I saw Black Walnut Ice Cream (Blue Bell) at the Bryan Kroger this past week. Hard to find at HEB except for the one in Brenham.

Not too long ago, I found some black walnuts at Walmart in the baking section. I'm leaning toward making my own black walnut ice cream for now on, since I found that 12 oz bag with this recipe below. I change it a tad bit, but it is something good.

https://honest-food.net/black-walnut-ice-cream/

I get Collins' cherry cocktail mixer and make my own cherry cokes, cherry lime ades, etc. love it in a Topo Chico with a lime.

Fresh lime

Whiskey and tart cherry

Get your doctor to give you a prescription for Allipruinol. I had gout (very bad and painful) for 20 years and finally asked a doctor to give me something. That was 16 years ago and i haven't had a flareup since. If l ate any type of shell fish I got gout in less than three hours. I would be on crutches for days and sometimes even a wheel chair. Blood work to determine your uric acid levels and the dosage based on that. I'm on 300 mg daily.

Not saying get back into drinking hooch but yes, Allopurinol works for a lot of people.