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Please don't judge this recipe until you have experienced this fruity Daiquiri made homemade "grenadine" (1 part freshly pressed pomegranate juice and...
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
21st September 2024 at 11:04
Thanks, Simon. I've been thinking long and hard about this. My understanding is that 2:1 is 33% sweeter than 1:1 and 3:1 is 50% sweeter than 1:1, so you need a third less 2:1 than 1:1, hence 15ml of 1:1 is the same amount of sweetness as 10ml of 2:1.
If I understand this correctly, it means that when Embury calls for 1 part of his 3:1 simple syrup, ignoring the increased dilution, one needs to use 15ml of 1:1 simple syrup or 10ml of 2:1 or 7.5ml of 3:1. Is that correct?
If so, then Embury's classic 8 parts, 2 parts, 1 part (using his 3:1) would be 8, 2, 2 using 1:1, or 8, 2, 1.33 using 2:1.
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Simon Difford’s Avatar Simon Difford
21st September 2024 at 11:26
I agree. The logic and formula look correct. My experiments with 3:2 syrup have shown how unpractical it is. It tends to crystalise and is so thick that measuring accurately is near impossible.
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James Brooke’s Avatar James Brooke
21st September 2024 at 18:32
Yes, I agree, 3 to 1 syrup is simply unworkable, at least in the UK (it might work in much hotter climates). I have no idea how David Embury made his work!
However, that brings up a question and the question is whether a ratio of, for example, 8 parts (60ml) of light rum to 2 parts (15ml) of lime juice to 2 parts (15ml) of 1:1 simple syrup is considered "dry"?
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