One person said: “The drink undeniably had some cocaine in it in the early days, and it’s not bulls***, the coca stands for coca leaf which is the source of alkaloid, cocaine.” Another added ...

Power Leaves Corp. McCutcheon said the company is pitching coca-leaf extract as an additive for energy drinks before moving on to other food products. The benefits are thought to be many ...

Tonic water didn’t stay in the medicine box for long. The first commercial tonic water was produced and patented in 1858 by Erasmus Bond, the owner of Pitt & Co. By 1868, gin and tonic was regarded as ...

Coca Brynco was launched in Bolivia earlier this week. It is the first mass produced soft drink of its kind and the project is supported by the government of President Evo Morales. The drink was ...

Colombia's president says cocaine is "no worse" than whiskey as global efforts to "decolonize" the plant spread ...

Bolivia is pushing for the global decriminalisation of coca leaf – the main ingredient of cocaine – to export the plant and ease its economic crisis. But a "landmark" recent decision by the ...

Fans of Coca-Cola have been left shocked after discovering the origins of the soft drink’s iconic name. The drink, which was founded in 1886, continues to make billions around the globe and saw ...