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Simple Syrup

Shake together equal parts sugar and water

TL;DR

125g sugar, 125g water, shake in a mason jar, yields ~8oz syrup

Recipe With Notes

  • 1 part sugar, 1 part water
  • 125g sugar and 125g water yields ~8oz syrup
  • Add water to mason jar
  • Add sugar
  • Put the lid on and shake (you could also stir)
  • Let sit for a few minutes to see if the mixture is clear
  • If it's not clear, shake again
  • Mark the jar with masking tape with the date and put in the fridge
  • Expect it to keep for a few weeks

Next Steps

  • Someone claimed that heated sugar breaks down into a substance that makes hangovers worse, explore the validity of that claim

Old Recipe (heated)

  • 2 parts white sugar and 1 part water
  • mix in sauce pan on low heat
  • stir until sugar is dissolved
  • let cool
  • transfer to mason jar
  • store at room temperature (for 2wks+)

References

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Sidecar Family

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🌌 Midnight

Martini Family,

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ’‹ Milano-Torino Sour

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ—½ New York Flip

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Flip Family

1/4 oz simple syrup

✏️ Pencil Thin Mustache

A cachaça-fernet-pineapple cocktail

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1/2 oz simple syrup

🫧 Pierre Collins

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

🏎️ Racecar

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1 teaspoon simple syrup

🫧 Ramos Fin Fizz

Gin, heavy cream, egg white, and orange flower water

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1 oz simple syrup

πŸ₯΅ Raspberry Collins

Gin, raspberry, lemon, and seltzer

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

🌊 Blue Crush

Rum, lemon, blue curaçao, and egg white

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1/2 oz simple syrup

🀭 Blushing Daiquiri

Rum, pineapple, acid watermelon, and egg white

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1/4 oz simple syrup

🧊 Brunellle Frappé

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3/4 oz simple syrup

Cinnamon Syrup

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Tawny port, cognac, and egg β€” no coffee!

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Flip Family

1/4 oz simple syrup

πŸ₯’ Cucumber Collins

Gin, cucumber, lime and seltzer

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ₯’ Cucumber Daiquiri

Rum, lime, and cucumber

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3/4 oz simple syrup

πŸ₯’ Cucumber Mezcal Margarita

Mezcal, lime, cucumber, and Cointreau

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Sidecar Family

1/2 oz Simple syrup

πŸ₯’ Cucumber Sour

Gin, cucumber, and egg white

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3/4 oz simple syrup

Daiquiri

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3/4 oz simple syrup

β˜•οΈ Espresso Martini

Vodka, coffee liqueur, espresso

Martini Family,

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1/2 oz simple syrup

🫧 French 75 by Tim Miner

Cognac, lemon, and champagne

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1/2 oz simple syrup

Golden Syrup

Its simple syrup but gold

πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸ³ Auxiliary Recipes,

Syrup

Golden syrup is the same as simple syrup, but with a unrefined sugar. This makes a gold syrup with slightly deeper flavor.

🍊 Grapefruit Collins

Gin, grapefruit, lemon, and seltzer

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ– High Five

Gin, Aperol, Grapefruit

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Daiquiri Family

1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ‘‘ High Queen Highball

Refreshing gin Collins riff

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ•³οΈ Hole in the Cup

Tequila, absinthe, pineapple, lime, and cucumber

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3/4 oz simple syrup

🍭 How Much Sugar is in My Cocktail?

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In the Margarita recipe we see sugar coming from the Cointreau and simple syrup.

🫧 Imperial Fizz

Refreshing, hydrating, bourbon drink

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Fizz

1/2 oz simple syrup

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Gin, clementine, orange cream citrate, and seltzer

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3/4 oz simple syrup

🦜 Jungle Bird

Dark rum, Campari, lime, pineapple

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Tiki

1/2 oz simple syrup

🫧 Kom Collins

Gin, kombucha, lemon, and seltzer

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

🍭 Rich Simple Syrup

A 2:1 simple syrup

Syrup

Ive found unlike the simple syrup that I make, this requires a little heat to dissolve the sugar. either in a sauce pan, dbl boiler, or sous vide.

🫧 Sidecar Collins

Cognac, orange liqueur, lemon, simple, and seltzer

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3/4 oz simple syrup

🫧 Silver Fizz

Gin, lemon, egg and seltzer

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

πŸͺž Smoke and Mirrors

Scotch, lime, mint, absinthe

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

☁️ Smokescreen

Scotch, lime, mint, Chartreuse

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3/4oz simple syrup

πŸƒ Southside

Gin, lime, mint

🍹 Cocktails,

Daiquiri Family

1/2 oz simple syrup

🫧 Tom Collins

Gin, lemon, and seltzer

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Daiquiri Family

3/4 oz simple syrup

🍷 Vermouth Cocktail

Sweet vermouth, bitters

Old Fashioned Family,

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0.5 barspoon Simple Syrup

πŸ‰ Wateremelon Daiquiri

Acid adjusted watermelon juice makes this daiquiri pop

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Sours

3/4 oz simple syrup

πŸ‰ Watermelon Long

Gin, lemon, watermelon, and seltzer

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1/2 oz simple syrup

πŸ₯ƒ Whiskey Sour by Dan Sabo

Rye, lemon, orange, and egg white

🍹 Cocktails,

Daiquiri Family

1/2 oz simple syrup