Simple Syrup cocktails
The quiet backbone of balance, simple syrup blends seamlessly where granulated sugar won't, letting the spirit lead while smoothing every edge — from the clean tartness of a Daiquiri to the slow-sipping depth of an Old Fashioned.
26 classic recipes from our canon that use simple syrup — Simple Syrup sits in our syrups & sweeteners shelf.
Old Fashioned
Spirit, sugar, bitters — the original cocktail, distilled to its essentials.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml bourbon
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
Daiquiri
Rum, lime and sugar in perfect tension — deceptively simple, endlessly refreshing.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml white rum
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
Mojito
Mint, lime and soda over rum — a Havana classic built for hot afternoons.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml white rum
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆6 leaves mint
- ◆to top club soda
Espresso Martini
Cold, sharp and caffeinated — the dinner-party pick-me-up with a glossy crema.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml vodka
- ◆30 ml kahlua
- ◆30 ml espresso
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
Whiskey Sour
Bourbon, lemon and a silky egg-white cap — tart, rounded and timeless.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml bourbon
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆20 ml simple syrup
- ◆1 egg white
Sazerac
Rye stirred with Peychaud's in an absinthe-rinsed glass — New Orleans' spirit-forward classic.
Ingredients
- ◆rinse absinthe
- ◆50 ml rye whiskey
- ◆7 ml simple syrup
- ◆2 dashes peychaud's bitters
French 75
A gin sour topped with Champagne — celebratory, sharp and dangerously easy.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml gin
- ◆15 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml champagne
Mint Julep
Bourbon and mint over a mountain of crushed ice — the drink of the Kentucky Derby.
Ingredients
- ◆8 leaves mint
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml bourbon
Caipirinha
Cachaça muddled with lime and sugar — Brazil's national drink, rustic and zesty.
Ingredients
- ◆1, in wedges lime
- ◆20 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml cachaca
Bramble
A gin sour over crushed ice, bled through with blackberry liqueur — a modern British classic.
Ingredients
- ◆50 ml gin
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆12 ml simple syrup
- ◆15 ml blackberry liqueur
Pisco Sour
Pisco, lime and a silky egg-white cap finished with bitters — South America's signature sour.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml pisco
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆20 ml simple syrup
- ◆1 egg white
- ◆3 drops angostura bitters
Gin Basil Smash
Gin smashed with fresh basil and lemon — herbaceous, vivid green and modern.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml gin
- ◆22 ml lemon juice
- ◆22 ml simple syrup
- ◆10 leaves basil
Old Cuban
A grown-up mojito — aged rum, mint and lime lengthened with Champagne and bitters.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml dark rum
- ◆22 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆6 leaves mint
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
- ◆60 ml prosecco
Southside
A minted gin sour — like a mojito's sharper, gin-drinking cousin.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml gin
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆6 leaves mint
Gin Fizz
Short, shaken and effervescent — a gin sour lengthened with a splash of soda.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml club soda
Ramos Gin Fizz
Gin, citrus, cream and orange-flower whipped to a towering cloud — the famous two-minute shake.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆15 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml lime juice
- ◆30 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml heavy cream
- ◆1 egg white
- ◆3 dashes orange flower water
- ◆2 drops vanilla extract
- ◆to top club soda
New York Sour
A whiskey sour crowned with a float of red wine — dramatic-looking and surprisingly harmonious.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml rye whiskey
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆22 ml simple syrup
- ◆few drops egg white
- ◆15 ml red wine
John Collins
The original tall gin cooler — lemon, sugar and soda over plenty of ice.
Ingredients
- ◆45 ml gin
- ◆30 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml club soda
Champagne Cocktail
A bitters-soaked sugar cube drowned in Champagne with a cognac lift — old-world celebration.
Ingredients
- ◆5 ml simple syrup
- ◆2 dashes angostura bitters
- ◆10 ml cognac
- ◆to top champagne
Illegal
Mezcal and overproof rum with falernum and lime — smoky, tart and built to bite.
Ingredients
- ◆30 ml mezcal
- ◆15 ml white rum
- ◆15 ml falernum
- ◆1 bar spoon maraschino liqueur
- ◆22 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆few drops egg white
Russian Spring Punch
Vodka, cassis and lemon topped with sparkling wine — a fizzy, berry-bright cooler.
Ingredients
- ◆25 ml vodka
- ◆25 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml creme de cassis
- ◆10 ml simple syrup
- ◆to top prosecco
Pisco Punch
Pisco with pineapple, citrus and a splash of wine — a 19th-century San Francisco legend.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml pisco
- ◆22 ml pineapple juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆15 ml lemon juice
- ◆30 ml white wine
Sherry Cobbler
Sherry shaken with sugar and citrus over crushed ice — a refreshing Victorian icon.
Ingredients
- ◆90 ml sherry
- ◆1 tsp simple syrup
- ◆2 quarter wheels orange
Gimlet
Gin, lime and sugar in tight balance — crisp, pale and bracingly tart.
Ingredients
- ◆60 ml gin
- ◆20 ml lime juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
Whiskey Smash
A bourbon sour smashed with mint and lemon — like a julep and a sour had a summer fling.
Ingredients
- ◆6 leaves mint
- ◆22 ml lemon juice
- ◆15 ml simple syrup
- ◆60 ml bourbon
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