Abstract: In a method of making a drink, a first predetermined quantity of a sweetener phase containing a base salt is dispensed into a bottle. A second predetermined quantity of an acidic aqueous phase is dispensed to the bottle. The bottle is sealed with a substantially airtight seal within a predetermined amount of time after the first predetermined quantity and the second predetermined quantity has been dispensed into the bottle. A fortified drink includes a first predetermined quantity of a sweetener phase, a second predetermined quantity of an acidic aqueous phase, a predetermined quantity of gesho extract and a pharmaceutically effective amount of an additive.

Abstract: In a method of producing an anti-microbial extract, gesho matter is ground to a medium coarseness to form gesho particles. An amount of ethanol sufficient to dissolve a predetermined amount of soluble gesho material is added to the gesho particles. The ethanol and gesho particles are agitated sufficiently to maintain the gesho particles in suspension for a predetermined amount of time, thereby generating a gesho extract/ethanol solution. The gesho extract/ethanol solution is vacuum filtered after the agitating step, thereby separating the gesho extract/ethanol solution from the gesho particles. The gesho extract/ethanol solution is concentrated so as to generate a viscous gesho liquid. The viscous gesho liquid is vacuum dried until the anti-microbial extract has a predetermined dryness. A drink includes a carbonated beverage dispensed in a bottle and an amount of gesho extract sufficient to act as a preservative of the drink.