simple syrup

noun

: a sweetening agent made by melting granulated sugar in hot water

The drink developers decided they could add "dashes" of unsweetened, natural flavor, such as vanilla or hazelnut, and give customers the option to add or subtract pumps of simple syrup for more or less sweetness (each pump of syrup contains five grams of sugar).—

Julie Jargon

I just started making a Quarter Horse … . I found it on a cocktail app that I have called Highball, and it's made with bourbon, lime, simple syrup, ginger beer, and bitters.—

Anna Kendrick

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Whiskey, with its broad shoulders and oaky fullness, can be almost completely disarmed by tarting it up with fresh lemon juice and balancing with simple syrup, as bartenders have been doing since roughly forever. —

Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 This cocktail is gin, lemon juice and simple syrup topped with prosecco. —

Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025 Shake Alizé, gin, lime juice, and simple syrup with ice. —

Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 Gimlet Courtesy of Chauvin In a cocktail shaker filled partially with ice, add 2 ounces London Dry gin, 1 ounce fresh lime juice, and ¾ ounce simple syrup in a shaker tin. —

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