surrup. 101
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It’s simply (heh!) 2 parts sugar for 1 part water. Most homemade recipes and simple syrup products found in stores are 1:1.
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Glad you asked! We feel strongly that 2:1 syrup is superior to 1:1 for a few reasons:
- Higher sugar concentration = much longer shelf life
- You’ll get a better mouthfeel in your cocktails and mocktails
- 2:1 curtails unwanted drink dilution with more sweetness
- Bigger bang for your buck. You’ll use less surrup. in each drink than traditional simple syrups to get your desired sweetness
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Surprisingly, no because of…science. Liquid sweetness is measured on something called the brix scale.
A 2:1 ratio has a brix of 66% meaning it’s about 33% sweeter than a traditional 1:1 mixture. So, it’s actually only 1.5x as sweet and not 2x as you might think. Fascinating stuff!
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If you add ½ oz of traditional 1:1 simple syrup to a drink, try adding just ⅓ oz of surrup. There will be no discernible difference in taste, but you will notice a smoother, velvety mouthfeel. Math is not mathing? Refer to the table below.
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It’s simply (heh!) 2 parts sugar for 1 part water. Most homemade recipes and simple syrup products found in stores are 1:1.
-
Surprisingly, no because of…science. Liquid sweetness is measured on something called the brix scale.
A 2:1 ratio has a brix of 66% meaning it’s about 33% sweeter than a traditional 1:1 mixture. So, it’s actually only 1.5x as sweet and not 2x as you might think. Fascinating stuff!
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Glad you asked! We feel strongly that 2:1 syrup is superior to 1:1 for a few reasons:
- Higher sugar concentration = much longer shelf life
- You’ll get a better mouthfeel in your cocktails and mocktails
- 2:1 curtails unwanted drink dilution with more sweetness
- Bigger bang for your buck. You’ll use less surrup. in each drink than traditional simple syrups to get your desired sweetness
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If you add ½ oz of traditional 1:1 simple syrup to a drink, try adding just ⅓ oz of surrup. There will be no discernible difference in taste, but you will notice a smoother, velvety mouthfeel. Math is not mathing? Refer to the table below.
