The only reason I wish I hadn’t tried this recipe is that it’s more complicated than the recipe I was using… but it’s SO GOOD. Tolerates substitutions well. However, do not under any circumstances skip the umbrella! (It’s 32°C here in Canada today - feels like 41° with the humidity🥵 This PC is helping immensely!)

Living in Canada, we can’t get bourbon right now, so I substituted Irish Whiskey. Delicious. Perhaps that’s a Belvedere No. 2?

I know it was a typo but an OUTRAGE twist just seems apropos to me as we begin 2025! 😉

Yep - equal parts champagne (or whatever sparkling leftover) and sugar, gently heated until the sugar dissolves. It has a delicate champagney flavour. I use it as a simple 1:1 syrup. (I suppose it could also be made in Diffords prefered 2:1 ratio - not sure if the flavour would stand up to that much sugar?)