# Simple syrup

> Used in 27 IBA official cocktails.

Equal parts sugar and water, stirred until clear. Keeps two weeks in the fridge. Where a recipe calls for plain sugar, the same bag covers it.

- Shelf: Sweeteners & syrups
- Also searched as: sugar syrup, gomme, sugar, sugar cube, cane sugar

## Cocktails with simple syrup

- [Caipirinha](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/caipirinha/index.md): uses 4 tsp
- [Espresso Martini](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/espresso-martini/index.md): uses 10 ml
- [Long Island Iced Tea](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/long-island-iced-tea/index.md): uses 30 ml
- [Gin Fizz](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/gin-fizz/index.md): uses 10 ml
- [Old Fashioned](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/old-fashioned/index.md): uses 1
- [Daiquiri](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/daiquiri/index.md): uses 2 bar spoons
- [Mojito](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/mojito/index.md): uses 2 tsp
- [Bramble](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/bramble/index.md): uses 12.5 ml
- [Mai-Tai](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/mai-tai/index.md): uses 7.5 ml
- [Whiskey Sour](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/whiskey-sour/index.md): uses 20 ml
- [Brandy Crusta](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/brandy-crusta/index.md): uses 1 bar spoon
- [John Collins](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/john-collins/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [French 75](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/french-75/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [Irish Coffee](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/irish-coffee/index.md): uses 1 tsp
- [Gin Basil Smash](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/gin-basil-smash/index.md): uses 22.5 ml
- [Sazerac](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/sazerac/index.md): uses 1
- [South Side](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/south-side/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [New York Sour](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/new-york-sour/index.md): uses 22.5 ml
- [Champagne Cocktail](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/champagne-cocktail/index.md): uses 1
- [Ramos Fizz](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/ramos-fizz/index.md): uses 30 ml
- [Illegal](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/illegal/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [Old Cuban](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/old-cuban/index.md): uses 30 ml
- [Russian Spring Punch](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/russian-spring-punch/index.md): uses 10 ml
- [Pisco Punch](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/pisco-punch/index.md): uses 15 ml
- [Pisco Sour](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/pisco-sour/index.md): uses 20 ml
- [Mint Julep](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/mint-julep/index.md): uses 1 tsp
- [Sherry Cobbler](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/sherry-cobbler/index.md): uses 1 tsp

## Goes with

What shows up alongside simple syrup most often on the IBA list.

- [Lemon juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lemon/index.md): in 15 of these cocktails
- [Gin](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/gin/index.md): in 8 of these cocktails
- [Lime juice](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/lime/index.md): in 7 of these cocktails
- [Angostura bitters](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/angostura/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails
- [Sparkling wine](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sparkling-wine/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails
- [Soda water](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/soda-water/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails
- [Bourbon](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/bourbon/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails
- [Mint](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/mint/index.md): in 4 of these cocktails

## Close substitutes

With substitutes switched on in My bar, any of these count as simple syrup.

- [Demerara syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/demerara-syrup/): 1 cocktail
- [Agave syrup](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/agave-syrup/): 1 cocktail

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