Easy Demerara Simple Syrup (for Cocktails & Coffee)
If you're looking for the best simple syrup for old fashioned cocktails, bourbon drinks, & coffee, this easy demerara (raw sugar) simple syrup is the way to go! A demerara simple syrup has greater complexity of flavor vs. just adding sweetness, and is the perfect complement to iced coffee or many darker spirit cocktails. It only takes a few minutes to make!
Ingredients
- Note these amounts are fully scalable
- 1/4 cup of demerara sugar raw sugar; see notes
- 1/4 cup of water
- Optional: a couple cinnamon sticks
Instructions
- Add the sugar and water to a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir to fully dissolve the sugar.
- Continue cooking on medium to medium-high (depending on your stove) for a couple minutes, until the mixture JUST starts to boil.
- Remove from heat and allow to cool. If you're making a spiced syrup, you can throw in a couple cinnamon sticks and stir, then leave to steep for 10-15 minutes before throwing them away.
- This should keep in your fridge for 1-2 weeks. When you start to see weird little floaties in the liquid, it's time to throw it out (the sugar will mold eventually).
Notes
Normal simple syrup is a 1:1 ratio. If I'm making this for cocktails, I like to go *just* a bit higher on the sugar to give it a bit of thickness or viscosity, since I prefer a slightly higher-proof bourbon and I love the sweet-boozy punch.