About The Simple Syrup Cocktail
If you can boil water, you can make simple syrup. The staple cocktail sweetener more than earns its name, consisting, simply, of equal-parts granulated sugar and water. From there, the variations are endless. Like your sweetener sweeter? Up the ratio to two to one, sugar to water. Looking to add a little zip to your Paloma or oomph to your Old Fashioned? Steep a couple of jalapeño slices or cinnamon sticks.
The best part? Your homemade simple syrup, once sealed and refrigerated, can live a happy, productive life for up to a month. That’s 30 days shaking, stirring, blending and drinking your own homemade cocktails. Now doesn’t that sound sweet?
Ingredients in The Simple Syrup Cocktail
How to make The Simple Syrup Cocktail
Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat.
Stir until sugar is dissolved.
Strain into a jar and seal tightly with a lid.
Simple syrup will keep, refrigerated, for about one month.
Other Information
Use demerara sugar for a richer flavor.