Step by step
- Weigh 100 g demerara sugar and 100 g water.
- Warm gently, stirring until dissolved.
- Cool and store in a clean labelled container in the fridge.
- Use as a 1:1 syrup starting point; adjust the drink if its darker flavour becomes too dominant.
Common mistake
A darker syrup changes flavour as well as sweetness. It will not turn every spirit into an aged-spirit substitute.
Try it
Try 5 ml in an Old Fashioned, keeping spirit and bitters identical to a simple-syrup version.
Use the ratio calculator for editable starting points or explore cocktail recipes.