A favorite component of quite a few different drinks, well-made ginger syrup is both spicy (somtimes very much so depending on your specific ginger) and sweet and a great complement to so many other ingredients.
Ginger Syrup
Spirit
Cocktail family
Component
Flavors
Spicy · Sweet
Makes
Ingredients
- 250 g White Sugar
- 250 g Demerara Sugar
- 250 g Ginger Root
- 250 g Water
- 1 oz Everclear or Similar High-Proof Vodka
Method
- Measure by weight, not volume for this recipe.
- Put ginger and sugar in blender or food processor and very carefully add boiling water.
- Blend thoroughly, then strain theough a fine mesh sieve or even a nut-bag.
- Bottle and store in the fridge for up to a week or so.
- Adding 1oz of high-proof vodka (eg Everclear) helps with longevity.
Equipment
- Blender
- Hawthorne Strainer
- Fine Strainer