Post #729347 by mikehooker on Thu, Oct 9, 2014 4:00 PM

This may be a dumb question but if a recipe calls for say 1 oz rock candy or rich honey syrup and all you have on hand is a 1:1 ration, can you use twice as much of it and get the same result since ultimately it is the same amount of sugar or honey or will the added water dilute the blend of the rest of the drink? Alternatively, if you have rock candy and it calls for simple syrup, can you use half as much? I've been using a 1.5:1 sugar blend in recipes that call for either simple or rich and it seems to a good enough balance that I don't have to keep two separate sugar syrups on hand at all times. Curious what you pros do.