Recipe: Simple Syrup

Simple syrup is used in a lot of the classic drink cocktails (and necessary if one were to do their own 'sour' mix). It's like the name, simple.

Ingredients

• 1 cup* sugar
• 1 cup water

Method

1. Combine sugar and water in saucepan.
2. Heat, stirring occasionally, until sugar dissolves (boiling).
3. Boil for a couple minutes
4. Let cool, bottle up, and store in fridge until needed.

Comments

.5 oz simple syrup = 1 tsp sugar.
*I've seen, more recently, more usage of a 2:1 sugar to water ratio. It seems as this is the preferred concentration for cocktails.