Weigh tea and place in a sealable container. Heat a pot of water to 195°F. Weigh hot water and add to the container and seal. Infuse for 8 minutes, then strain and press the tea. Combine strained tea with granulated sugar and whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. Let the syrup cool, then bottle and refrigerate for up to two weeks.
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" }, { "slug": "agave-nectar-syrup", "name": "Agave Nectar Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Organic Agave Nectar", "quantity": "3 cups" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and whisk together until fully amalgamated. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "allspice-syrup", "name": "Allspice Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Whole allspice", "quantity": "1/2 cup" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "4 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "Equal amount to water after allspice is strained" } ], "instructions": "Bring water to a boil. Add allspice, remove from heat and cover. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and whisk in an equal amount of sugar to liquid by weight. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "beer-syrup", "name": "Beer Syrup", "description": "An easy syrup to make, with a malty, rich flavor. Modify this syrup by choosing beer that will complement the other ingredients in the cocktail", "ingredients": [ { "name": "3 Sheeps Copper Lager", "quantity": "12 oz" }, { "name": "Granulated Sugar", "quantity": "12 oz" } ], "instructions": "Bring beer almost to a boil. Remove from heat and add sugar. Whisk until dissolved and cool before using. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
Be creative! Use a darker beer for a more intense flavor, or an IPA to add a citrusy, bitter finish. For a more robust syrup, use demerara or turbinado sugar.
" }, { "slug": "cabernet-syrup", "name": "Cabernet Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Cabernet Sauvignon", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Granulated Sugar", "quantity": "1 cup" } ], "instructions": "Measure and combine ingredients. Stir until all sugar granules are incorporated into the wine. Bottle and date. Store in refrigerator for 1 month.
The sugar fortifies the wine, so use the end of a bottle that is near the end of its prime.
" }, { "slug": "celery-syrup", "name": "Celery Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Celery, finely diced", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients in an airtight container, shake until celery is completely covered in sugar and refrigerate overnight. Shake ingredients again until sugar has completely dissolved, then strain. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "chocolate-syrup", "name": "Chocolate Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Dutch baking cocoa", "quantity": "3 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "5 cups" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "6 cups" }, { "name": "Vanilla bean paste", "quantity": "2 tsp" }, { "name": "Salt", "quantity": "1 pinch" } ], "instructions": "Bring water to a boil, add vanilla and cocoa. Remove from heat, cover and let steep for 10 minutes. Whisk in sugar and salt until fully dissolved then strain through cheesecloth or fine tea strainer. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "cola-peanut-syrup", "name": "Cola Peanut Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Shelled roasted and salted peanuts", "quantity": "500 g" }, { "name": "Mexican Coca-cola", "quantity": "1150 g" }, { "name": "Demerara sugar", "quantity": "700 g" } ], "instructions": "Bring cola and peanuts to a boil in a pot. Blend with immersion blender or stand blender. Strain to remove solids. Add demerara sugar and whisk until dissolved. Pour into a clean bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "cucumber-syrup", "name": "Cucumber Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Cucumber, diced", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients in an airtight container, shake until cucumber is completely covered in sugar and refrigerate overnight. Shake ingredients again until sugar has completely dissolved then strain. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "green-tea-honey-syrup", "name": "Green Tea Honey Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Green Tea, prepared", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Honey", "quantity": "3 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and whisk together until fully amalgamated. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "grenadine", "name": "Grenadine", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "100% Pure pomegranate juice", "quantity": "3 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Whisk ingredients together until the sugar is fully dissolved. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "guava-syrup", "name": "Guava syrup", "description": "Combine ingredients and stir until fully amalgamated. Keep refrigerated for up to one month.", "ingredients": [ { "name": "Guava juice", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 cup" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and stir until fully amalgamated. Keep refrigerated for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "herbs-de-provence-syrup", "name": "Herbs De Provence Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Sage", "quantity": "1/4 tsp" }, { "name": "Marjoram", "quantity": "1/4 tsp" }, { "name": "Tarragon", "quantity": "1/4 tsp" }, { "name": "Thyme", "quantity": "1/2 tsp" }, { "name": "Rosemary", "quantity": "1/2 tsp" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "4 1/2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "4 cups" } ], "instructions": "Bring water to a boil. Add herbs, remove from heat, cover and let steep for ten minutes. Strain out herbs. Whisk in sugar until fully dissolved. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "honey-ginger-syrup", "name": "Honey-Ginger Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Honey", "quantity": "1/2 cup" }, { "name": "Ginger juice", "quantity": "1/2 cup" }, { "name": "Sugar", "quantity": "1/2 cup" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and stir until fully amalgamated. Keep refrigerated for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "honey-syrup", "name": "Honey Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Honey", "quantity": "3 cups" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and whisk together until fully amalgamated. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "lavender-syrup", "name": "Lavender Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Dried lavender flowers", "quantity": "1/2 cup" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "4 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": null } ], "instructions": "Bring water to a boil. Add lavender, remove from heat and cover. Let steep for 10 minutes. Strain and whisk in an equal amount of granulated sugar to liquid by weight. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "mango-peach-syrup", "name": "Mango Peach Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Organic mango, finely diced", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Organic peach, finely diced", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Fresh lemon Juice", "quantity": "1/4 tsp" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 cup" } ], "instructions": "Combine fruit, lemon juice and sugar in an airtight container. Macerate ingredients in a refrigerator overnight, agitating vigorously a few times throughout. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "maple-syrup", "name": "Maple Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Pure Maple Syrup", "quantity": "3 cups" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients and whisk together until fully amalgamated. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "new-syrup recipe-1", "name": "Hot Buttered Rum Batter", "description": "This rich and creamy batter is essential for a Hot Buttered Rum Cocktail. Using a batter ensures the spices, butter and sugar are incorporated evenly and efficiently. Using vanilla ice cream is know as an \"East Coast\" style and adds another layer of velvety creaminess.", "ingredients": [ { "name": "Unsalted, organic butter", "quantity": "230g" }, { "name": "Burlap and Barrel Cinnamon Verum", "quantity": "1 tsp" }, { "name": "Muscovado sugar", "quantity": "30g" }, { "name": "Vanilla ice cream", "quantity": "1lb" }, { "name": "Brown sugar", "quantity": "100g" }, { "name": "Powdered sugar", "quantity": "100g" }, { "name": "Bittercube Ginger Allspice Bitters", "quantity": "1/2 oz" }, { "name": "Sea salt", "quantity": "1/2 tsp" } ], "instructions": "Start by browning the butter, then add the cinnamon to the butter. Add the butter while it is still hot to a blender, then add muscovado sugar and blend. Pause blender, add brown sugar and ice cream and blend again. Pause blender, add powdered sugar, sea salt and Ginger Allspice Bitters and blend one last time. Pour the batter in an airtight, freezer safe container and freeze.
" }, { "slug": "new-syrup recipe-2", "name": "Banana Peel Syrup", "description": "This syrup is a great way to maximize your banana usage and minimize waste. The syrup carries aromatic notes of banana bread without being mushy.", "ingredients": [ { "name": "Banana peel", "quantity": "60 g" }, { "name": "Turbinado sugar", "quantity": "60 g" } ], "instructions": "Chop banana peel/s into 1/4\" pieces. Combine banana peels and equal parts sugar by weight in an airtight container and macerate overnight. Add a pinch of salt to enhance flavor. Strain syrup the following day.
" }, { "slug": "new-syrup recipe", "name": "Moonlight Jasmine Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Rishi Moonlight Jasmine Tea", "quantity": "12 g" }, { "name": "Hot Water", "quantity": "350 g" }, { "name": "Granulated Sugar", "quantity": "350 g" } ], "instructions": "Weigh tea and place in a sealable container. Heat a pot of water to 175°F. Weigh hot water and add to the container and seal. Infuse for 6 minutes, then strain and press the tea. Combine strained tea with granulated sugar and whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. Let the syrup cool, then bottle and refrigerate for up to two weeks.
Purchase tea here.
" }, { "slug": "orgeat", "name": "Orgeat", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Raw almonds (Or nut of choice)", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Boiling water", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": null } ], "instructions": "Combine nuts with boiling water in a blender and blend until nuts have been finely ground. Strain nut milk through a fine tea strainer or cheesecloth, add equal parts granulated sugar by weight and whisk until sugar is fully dissolved. Add a pinch of salt to enhance the flavor if desired. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "peach-syrup", "name": "Peach Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Fresh organic peaches. finely diced", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Fresh lemon juice", "quantity": "1/4 tsp" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 cup" } ], "instructions": "Combine peaches, lemon juice and sugar in an airtight container. Macerate ingredients in a refrigerator overnight, agitating vigorously a few times. Strain through a fine mesh strainer. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "pineapple-vanilla-syrup", "name": "Pineapple Vanilla Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Fresh pineapple juice", "quantity": "1/2 cup" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "1 cup" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 1/2 cups" }, { "name": "Vanilla bean, split", "quantity": "1 inch" } ], "instructions": "Bring water to a boil. Add vanilla bean, remove from heat and cover. Let steep for 10 minutes. Whisk in sugar until completely amalgamated. Let the syrup cool. Whisk in pineapple juice and strain. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "raspberry-syrup", "name": "Raspberry Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Frozen organic raspberries", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 cup" } ], "instructions": "Macerate raspberries and sugar in an airtight container overnight. Agitate the mixture until the raspberries have completely defrosted and the sugar is dissolved then strain. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" }, { "slug": "saffron-syrup", "name": "Saffron Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Saffron", "quantity": "1 pinch" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Bring water and saffron to a boil, remove from heat cover and steep for 10 minutes. Add sugar and whisk until sugar is fully dissolved. Add a pinch of salt to enhance flavor if desired. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
" }, { "slug": "simple-syrup", "name": "Simple Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "1 1/2 cups" }, { "name": "Water", "quantity": "1 1/2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Bring water to boil. Remove from heat and add sugar. Whisk until dissolved and cool before using. Bottle and refrigerate for up to a month.
Be creative! Use botanical tea instead of plain water to create a flavored syrup. For a more robust syrup, use Demerara or turbinado sugar.
" }, { "slug": "watermelon-syrup", "name": "Watermelon Syrup", "description": null, "ingredients": [ { "name": "Watermelon, diced", "quantity": "2 cups" }, { "name": "Granulated sugar", "quantity": "2 cups" } ], "instructions": "Combine ingredients in an airtight container, shake until watermelon is completely covered in sugar and refrigerate overnight. Shake ingredients again until sugar has completely dissolved then strain. Bottle and refrigerate for up to one month.
" } ]