Can We Clone The Doctor? This is going to be tough… There are (as the bottle says) 23 flavours in Dr Pepper; but what are they? The internet is full of theories, and lists; some of them make sense and some of them don’t. I have to admit - most of the lists contain ‘flavours’ that are compound flavours like ‘cola’ and ‘Root Beer’ so I don’t know how much I trust them.There is also a formula book that surfaced from the Old Corner Drugstore in Waco Texas where Dr Pepper was invented. It contains a formula for ‘Dr Peppers Pepsin Bitters’ - but the handwriting is is scribbled that no-one can agree what it says. Here is our first on-camera attempt:Ingredients:1L (4 cups) water175g dried prunes130g raspberries2 vanilla beans, split15g dry wintergreen leaves8g whole cloves2g peppercorns20g chopped ginger2.5g ground nutmeg2g (around 10 pods) cardamom6g cinnamon stick4 juniper berries3g cut and sifted wild cherry bark3g liquorice bark3g sarsaparilla2g cut and sifted gentian root800g sugar10g citric acid15 mL molasses30 mL pure almond extract10 mL cherry extract5 mL lemon extract5 mL orange extract2 mL star anise extractMethod:In a saucepan, combine the water, fruit, spices, and herbs. Bring to a boil and then remove from the heat and add the cherry bark, liquorice bark, sarsaparilla, and gentian root.Let steep for 30 to 45 minutes. Strain out the solid ingredients and return the water to the saucepan. Add the sugar, citric acid and molasses and heat until dissolved. Remove the syrup from the heat.Stir in the extracts.45mL of syrup mixed into 350 mL of soda water is a great place to start - you can adjust based on your tastes.For the Darcy O'neil book "Fix The Pumps" and the Acid Phosphate: https://shop.artofdrink.com/shopThis is a list of flavours, compiled from all of the online lists of the Dr Pepper flavour profile:cola (??)cherry liquorice almond vanilla blackberry apricot blackberry caramel pepper anise sarsaparilla ginger molasses lemon plum orange nutmeg cardamon allspice coriander juniper birchcloveLe Gourmet TV Is Now - Glen & Friends Cooking!#LeGourmetTV #GlenAndFriendsCooking
