Post #747631 by mikehooker on Wed, Jul 22, 2015 1:32 PM

On 2015-07-22 12:00, AceExplorer wrote:
To clarify in my last post --- my syrup won't last super long because I'll use it up quickly, not because it will go bad on me. I spiked each 16oz bottle with two ounces of Everclear, and it's a great syrup life extender.

I only put a 1/2 oz of Everclear in mine. Didn't know what amount would extend the life without altering the taste so I started small. I noticed last night while reading Sippin Safari that the Bum states homemade passion fruit syrup "will last two or three days in the fridge" and he makes no mention of a neutral grain spirit to extend the life. Is there a formula we should be following for homemade syrups?

On 2015-07-22 12:00, AceExplorer wrote:
Now if I can only get my local Total Whine to re-stock their rum section, grrrrr... Maybe it's just my store, but they have cut back significantly on rums, and they moved the whole section to a different part of the store. I hope it's temporary...

As for your Total Wine concerns, we just got our first store here in Austin recently and I was excited. I'd been to a location in Dallas and one in Jax and thought they were pretty nice stores. I actually took pics of a bunch of price tags on products I regularly stock at my usual shop, Specs, and then went into TW to compare. Their prices were almost identical but selection was slimmer. And most surprisingly they didn't carry Appleton 12 year, which I needed. It's way on the other side of town so I likely won't be going back any time soon. Sadly the Spec's store that's on the direct path between my house and work just did a floor move and seems to have limited their rum section. This location used to be the supplier for local bars and got specialty products from time to time. They built a new warehouse that's not open to the public and in the process things like Coruba, Clement, and BG Reynolds that I used to have no trouble getting are now off the shelves. Oh the struggles we face.