Why "Colas" Should Be Called "Koris"

If you're a soda enthusiast, then you know that the term "cola" is derived from the kola nut.

More specifically, you know that Coca-Cola got it's name from two of it's ingredients, coca leaves and kola nuts, and many of it's imitators and competitors followed suit, sans the coca leaves since, well, they got banned.

...but that's the thing: kola nuts were also phased out some time ago. The reasoning was that the kola nut's biggest contribution was caffeine, so it became irrelevant when there were better ways to add caffeine. Some colas don't even have caffeine!

With that said, if neither kola nuts nor caffeine define colas, then what does? What do colas have that other sodas don't?

Apparently, not much. Colas are essentially a blend of autumn and citrus flavors. On paper, if you mixed root beer, ginger ale, cream soda, Sprite and Orange Crush together, technically you'd have a close approximation of a cola.

...however, when you look at the ingredients of various sodas, a pattern emerges. There is a single spice that seems to be present in all colas yet absent in other sodas: coriander.

Thus, a bottle of the world's best selling drink or anything like it should really be called a "kori".