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Basics: Syrups
A cocktail syrup is essentially sugar dissolved into water, often flavoured with fruit, herbs, spices, or other ingredients. It adds sweetness while also allowing you to introduce flavour and texture to a cocktail.As a base, simple syrup is created with a 1:1 ratio.equal parts caster sugar and water. this can also be made with demerara sugar for a…
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Basics: Orgeat
Orgeat is essential in many cocktails. it’s profile brings out a sweet marzipan flavour and brightens it up with a floral orange blossom feature.In basic terms orgeat is simply a sweetened almond nut milk. you can create it fully from scratch but will require some time and equipment, or there is a easy method using store bought items…
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Basics: Jar Infusions
Glass jar infusing is one of the easiest methods for extracting a certain flavour, aroma, colour, and sometimes sweetness into alcohol. It’s a great technique for cocktails because you can make a spirit taste much more intensely of fresh fruit without adding an overpowering juice or syrup. You’ll need: vodka, gin, rum, tequila or whiskey, etc.Fresh fruit, spicesA…
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