Vin Mariani was the inspiration for John Pemberton to create his own "French Wine Coca" nerve tonic, which also included caffeine from the Kola nut. Later, influenced by the temperance movement, he left out the alcohol (but not the coca), and thus, the first iteration of Coca-Cola was born...

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