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Simple Syrup
Equal parts sugar and water, dissolved. The universal sweetener of the cocktail bar.
- Type
- Syrup
- Calories per oz
- ≈ 74 kcal
- Used in
- 19 cocktails
How It Tastes
Pure sweetness.
Bartender's Tip
Stir sugar into hot water until clear, cool, bottle and refrigerate. It keeps for about a month.
Substitutes
Demerara Syrup. Expect the drink to change character, but the balance will hold.
Pairs Most Often With
- Lemon Juicein 9 drinks
- Lime Juicein 8 drinks
- London Dry Ginin 7 drinks
- White Rumin 4 drinks
- Egg Whitein 4 drinks
- Fresh Mintin 3 drinks
- Soda Waterin 3 drinks
- Bourbonin 3 drinks
Cocktails With Simple Syrup
- DaiquiriCoupe, 16% ABV
- MojitoHighball Glass, 11% ABV
- Whiskey SourRocks Glass, 13% ABV
- Espresso MartiniCoupe, 15% ABV
- French 75Champagne Flute, 12% ABV
- Tom CollinsCollins Glass, 9% ABV
- GimletCoupe, 16% ABV
- SouthsideCoupe, 16% ABV
- BrambleRocks Glass, 19% ABV
- Ramos Gin FizzCollins Glass, 7% ABV
- SazeracRocks Glass, 28% ABV
- Mint JulepJulep Cup, 30% ABV
- New York SourRocks Glass, 16% ABV
- Planter's PunchHighball Glass, 9% ABV
- HurricaneHurricane Glass, 13% ABV
- Long Island Iced TeaCollins Glass, 19% ABV
- Lemon DropMartini Glass, 15% ABV
- Pisco SourCoupe, 12% ABV
- Amaretto SourRocks Glass, 11% ABV