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

Examples of simple syrup in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web 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. —

Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 11 July 2024 Cosmo lovers might want to switch out part of the cranberry juice for strawberry simple syrup, for example. —

Lisa Shames, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2024 The Smoked Coffee Old Fashioned is made with coffee rum, four-year rum, Demerara simple syrup, bitters and maplewood smoke. —

Mari Pressley, Charlotte Observer, 21 June 2024 Dragon Berry Mojito: A fruity twist on the classic mojito, combining dragon berry rum, simple syrup, strawberry purée, mint and soda water. —

Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for simple syrup

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