"It Was One of the Most Requested Products of the Pharmacy of the Friars": in the Archive of a Convent in Florence the Recipe of the "Elixir Vinoso Riconstituente" Similar to Coca Cola, the Incredible Discovery

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In the ancient pharmacy of the convent of San Marco a recipe of an elixir reconstructing very similar to the recipe of Coca Cola has sprung up. It was the friars who found an ancient document remained hidden for over a century in the archive of the pharmacy of Via Cavour in Florence. To reveal it is the weekly Tuscany Today in the issue in [...] The article was one of the most requested products of the pharmacy of the friars: in the archive of a…

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A recipe for a Coca-Cola-like elixir has been discovered in a monastery in Florence, Tuscany. Is the myth of American drink in danger? Should we expect a "Coca-Cola Gate"? Probably not – even though a Corsican origin has already damaged the American legend.