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2 to 1 'rich' sugar syrup versus 1 to 1 'simple' syrup
The balance between sweet and sour is crucial to the majority of cocktails and consistently producing balanced cocktails is made easier when using sugar...
James Harrington
26th October 2025 at 05:00
But I think maybe I have to vote down my own comment! I didn't take into account that 2:1 doesn't automatically mean the concentration is twice as great! I bet 2 cups sugar + 1 of water gives greater volume than 1 cup sugar + 1 of water, so you have to add less 1:1 to get the same sweetness as you would think. If "brix" is actually a direct measure of sugar concentration, then the 13.57 ml equivalency would make sense!