Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Many cocktails, drinks and recipes in general call for Simple Syrup, but what is it? Let's take a look!
Essentially Simple Syrup is just sugar dissolved in water. The advantage of using simple syrup over normal, granulated sugar is the fact it is easily measurable, it's consistent and it mixes well even when icy cold. It's also a lot neater to use in a bar.
Standard Simple Syrup is a mix of 1 part sugar, 1 part water. Fine white sugar dissolves the easiest and using hot water means you can usually do without the saucepan, but either way works.
Feel free to experiment with different types of sugar. Brown or Demerara sugar works well for rum and darker spirits and using a 2:1 sugar to water ratio creates a Rich Sugar Syrup.
You can also easily infuse your syrup with other flavourings like vanilla, tea, red pepper corns, etc.
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Many cocktails, drinks and recipes in general call for Simple Syrup, but what is it? Let's take a look!
Essentially Simple Syrup is just sugar dissolved in water. The advantage of using simple syrup over normal, granulated sugar is the fact it is easily measurable, it's consistent and it mixes well even when icy cold. It's also a lot neater to use in a bar.
Standard Simple Syrup is a mix of 1 part sugar, 1 part water. Fine white sugar dissolves the easiest and using hot water means you can usually do without the saucepan, but either way works.
Feel free to experiment with different types of sugar. Brown or Demerara sugar works well for rum and darker spirits and using a 2:1 sugar to water ratio creates a Rich Sugar Syrup.
You can also easily infuse your syrup with other flavourings like vanilla, tea, red pepper corns, etc.
***
Useful links & affiliates
Tees, Totes, Hoodies, Stickers & lots of other BTB merch in our Spring Shop:
behind-the-bar.creator-spring.com
Get Surfside Sips awesome coloured glass straws @
surfsidesips.com/?ref=mfhw_qgwcbyi
Use offer code: BEHINDTHEBAR for 20% off
Sign up to Behind the Bar's 'Mix it like a Pro' Online Bartending Course
ioa.pxf.io/c/2647619/981289/12764
Use offer code: behindthebar for 75% the standard price (discount applied at checkout).
TubeBuddy - Also a YouTuber? Up your YouTube game with TubeBuddy analytics
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***
CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction - What is Simple Syrup?
0:37 - How to make Simple Syrup
3:55 - How to infuse flavours
***
Patreon page at patreon.com/withCaraDevine
Website - withcaradevine.com
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Bomba Bar (where I work) - https://bombabar.com.au/
- instagram.com/bombabar
***
Many thanks to all our Patreons who help keep this channel going, and especially our Local Fave & Top Shelf patrons:
Jay Gottschalk
Barclay Loftus
Edwin
James Kao
Colin Mann
Cara Marshall
Sarah Cooper
Jozefien Vergote
Tim A.
Joel Plavin
Wilson Skomal
Justin Thomas
Christine Cadorette
Jeffrey Piper
Gregory Kettle
Claes G
paranoiarodeo
Joel Belding
Paul Verberne
Tim Shulepov
Mr Andrew Price
Jess Bradbury
Gregory Mikesell
Sara Russell
ロコ Roco
Lee
Andrea Dudek
Micahel Schneider
Austin Liou
Yong Goh
Nicholas Fiennes
Jim Hutson
Bill
Mole Harris
Alys Gagnon
Maurizio Diaz
Anol Bhattacharya
Shawn Keith
Chris Weisel
Kyle Ellis
The World Needs Heroes
Øyvind
Ben Burch
Erin Simons
James Hendrix-Ward
Jennifer Buchanan Rapach
John and Jeanna McCann
Will Brandon
Jim Hogan
Edward J. Wrzesniewski
Rish
Tim McNally
Tarang Mittal
Tim
Adam Cline
Don Proctor
Manuel Cervera
Stephen Gouze
Michele Martin
Ravi Kakarala
James Seidl
Christian Panhans
Anna Falk
Mark Reedy
Larry Hyde
Nathan
Peter Kostap
Todd Fox
Jesse McGraw
Tom Garn
Marcos
Karen McKeown
Dave & Cheryl Rader
Chance Taureau
Matthijs
Rory H
Jeff Toorish
Bosse Lind
Kris Parks
Fabiola Conti
Jason Barker
Drew Loustaunau
Jason L Barker
Tom Earl
Linda
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#withcaradevine #booze #bar #bartending #behindthebar
