Syrup Ratio Question - Tiki Drinks and Food

HH Hurricane Hayward Grand Member (1 year) 16 miles from The Mai-Kai Joined: Jun 07, 2008 Posts: 1872	HH Hurricane Hayward Posted posted on Wed, Oct 15, 2014 11:06 PM Purists will say that if a recipe calls for a rich 2:1 syrup, that's what you need to use. As a wanna-be purist, I've always followed this dictum, which is probably why I have a second refrigerator overflowing with different syurps (regular and rich simple, regular and rich demerara, regular and rich honey, brown sugar, molasses, agave, you get the picture). At some point, merely doubling the amount of syrup rather than using a rich version will compromise the drink. I'm just not sure what that point is, and if anyone except those with the most discerning palate will notice. But if you're really serious about this hobby, maybe your should start looking at those mini fridges. I was able to justify it pretty easy with my wife. "But honey, won't it be nice to have all my little bottles out of the kitchen refrigerator?"

Purists will say that if a recipe calls for a rich 2:1 syrup, that's what you need to use. As a wanna-be purist, I've always followed this dictum, which is probably why I have a second refrigerator overflowing with different syurps (regular and rich simple, regular and rich demerara, regular and rich honey, brown sugar, molasses, agave, you get the picture).

At some point, merely doubling the amount of syrup rather than using a rich version will compromise the drink. I'm just not sure what that point is, and if anyone except those with the most discerning palate will notice.

But if you're really serious about this hobby, maybe your should start looking at those mini fridges. I was able to justify it pretty easy with my wife. "But honey, won't it be nice to have all my little bottles out of the kitchen refrigerator?"

Post #729725 by Hurricane Hayward on Wed, Oct 15, 2014 11:06 PM