Noncarbonated, caffeine-containing fruit and cola flavored beverage

An aqueous, storage stable, noncarbonated, caffeine-containing beverage consisting essentially of fruit and cola flavoring and an edible acid, said fruit flavoring consisting of a concentrated fruit-flavoring in an effective amount by weight or a fruit juice in an amount between about 6.3-34.35% by weight, said fruit flavoring being added to overcome the unpalatable constituents of said cola flavoring, said amount of fruit flavoring being less than an amount which overcomes said cola flavoring so as to render a palatable, noncarbonated beverage having a distinct fruit and cola flavoring.