4 Simple Syrups That Will Change Your Bartending Game
One of my favorite drinks during the summer is a strawberry mojito. A little rum, a little simple syrup, lime, a mint sprig, and YUM—sunshine in a glass.
We love a cocktail in this house. We’ve got plans drafted for a wet bar and are currently YouTubing our way to understanding how to do the plumbing and electric for said project. TBD on an end date there. For now, we up our bar game by using homemade syrups. Whenever I purchase strawberries (which is frequently since they’re my favorite food), I save the tops to use in making a strawberry syrup.
The recipe for a perfect simple syrup? A one-to-one ratio of sugar to water reduced over heat with whatever accoutrement you have in mind for flavor.
Strawberry
Requires: 10 whole strawberries or 30 strawberry tops
Good for: berry whiskey sour, strawberry black iced tea, strawberry mojito (duh!)
Ginger
Requires: 2” piece of ginger, peeled
Good for: Hot Toddy, ginger lemon drop, Moscow (or Tennessee or Kentucky) Mule
Jalapeño
Requires: one fresh jalapeño, chopped with seeds
Good for: spicy margarita, zingy Gordon’s breakfast, jalapeño gimlet
Lavender
Requires: 10 stems dried lavender
Good for: herbal gin and tonics, lavender and ginger lemonade, floral French 75
