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Nail the perfect balance and this cognac-based cocktail sings on the palate with cognac, richly subtle cherry, and zesty lemon acidity
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
30th October 2022 at 22:36
A clarification before I make this please. In the video, Mr. Loudon calls for 5 ml (1/6 oz) of simple syrup (1:1). In theory, shouldn't that then be 2.5 ml (1/12 oz) of a rich syrup (2:1) vs the 10 ml (1/3 oz) that is listed in the ingredients?
Thanks in advance.
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Albert Markiewicz’s Avatar Albert Markiewicz
8th April at 07:10
Not really. 5 ml of simple syrup is not the same as half of the amount of rich syrup. Simple is 50 Brix, rich is 66 Brix
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Miguel Perales’ Avatar Miguel Perales
8th April at 12:05
Thank you for the reply/clarification. So, being approximately 1.3 times sweeter, rich syrup is more of adding texture (and slightly more sweetness) to a cocktail than anything else. Plus the advantage that it doesn't have to be refrigerated.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
31st October 2022 at 16:27
I've just made and tried/ With 10ml of 2:1 sugar syrup (as per the recipe above and end screen of the video) this is balanced. If you like your cocktails on the tart side then perhaps reduce this to 7.5ml. I believe Andrew made a mistake when he said 5ml of 1:1. (If using 1:1 sugar I'd recommend 12.5ml to 15ml simple syrup.)
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