alt Hacker NewsCoca Cola is kind of a solved problem since LabCoatz made a good reverse engineered version. If the company decides to leave Europe any of their former bottlers can start making it under a different name, and it's not breaking any American laws because the formula was never patented.
it is kinda not of a solved problem. That is from a person that right now has probably 10 different flavoring cola combinations aging in bottles. You can get an awesome drinks. That are first cousins or fraternal twins. But not identical twins.
Btw - making your own drinks is really great value - it makes you appreciate the margins on soft drinks. 1lt is probably 10c or so with carbonation included.