Making sugar syrup is a kind of science with its own subtleties and wisdom.
To begin with, at least, with the fact that fuss with syrup could be replaced by adding ordinary granulated sugar to a particular drink and then stirring it, but this is fundamentally at odds with the bartending ideas about ethics and aesthetics.
The fact is that not completely dissolved sugar crystals in the overwhelming majority of cases spoil the appearance of the drink and, accordingly, are considered a manifestation of bad manners and a sign of vulgarity.
cocktails with sugar syrup
Simple or basic sugar syrup
The substance prepared according to this recipe is an indispensable component for drinks such as Al Capone, Whiskey Julep, Galliano Sour, etc.
List of ingredients
Sugars – 100 g
Water – 100 ml
Method of preparation
Boil water, pour sugar over it and stir until completely dissolved.
Further, the liquid should be cooled and filtered, after which it can be used for its intended purpose.
If you need to prepare a solution for a dozen or two portions of a cocktail, it is important to keep in mind that from the above amount of sugar and water, you will get not 200, but about 160 ml of the final product.
vintage sugar syrup
If you want to show off your friends with cocktails inspired by Victorian or Art Deco books, you need a slightly different concept for making syrup.
List of ingredients
Sugars – 200 g
Water – 100 ml
Method of preparation
Pour sugar with boiling water, then put the appropriate container in a water bath and stir the substance until the crystals are completely dissolved.
Then, the solution should be cooled and filtered.
At the same time, when composing a cocktail, be sure to adhere to all the parameters of the recipe, even if the output will be a relatively small volume of the prepared drink. The fact is that during the preparation of old recipes, the serving portions of cocktails were somewhat smaller than today, which, by the way, determined the need to use a more saturated sugar solution.
Rock candy syrup
Rock candy sugar syrup goes well not only with rum cocktails like Mai Tai, but also with strong mint blends like the French Pearl.
List of ingredients
White sugar – 100 g
Brown sugar – 100 g
Water – 100 ml
Vanilla essence – 2-3 drops
Method of preparation
The syrup is prepared following the example of the previous recipe; however, vanilla essence is added just before straining.
In addition, it should be noted that when choosing brown (cane) sugar, it is desirable to focus on the darkest varieties; such as Muscovado or Demerara.
Relevance: 27.11.2016
Tags: Syrup Recipes