There must be valid reasons for buying bottled simple syrup. Maybe you want the cocktail recipe printed on the label. Or you’re putting together a gift basket for your friend’s home bar. Or…you don’t ...

Lavender simple syrup imparts a wonderful floral flavor to your favorite beverages. With just three ingredients and three ...

The concept of simple syrup is, well, simple. Take equal amounts of sugar and water, cook and use as a sweetener. It is indeed quite simple to make, but the name almost obscures the many directions ...

If there’s one herbal recipe that gets talked about every cold season, it’s elderberry syrup, and for good reason. It’s easy ...

Simple syrup is usually as easy as the name implies, but try to add herbs and you might think "difficult syrup" is a more accurate name. If you don't follow the right prep steps, herbs can impart an ...

The bar cart’s hardest working bottle, simple syrup might be the most-used ingredient when it comes to making cocktails. It rounds out the sharp acid in citrus-based drinks like a Whiskey Sour, adds ...

Making simple syrup is ridiculously easy — boil sugar and water — but most cocktail formulas call for only a spoonful. Do I really want to wash a pot just to have a splash of plain liquefied sugar? I ...

Adirondack Herbals shares a recipe for keeping iron levels high for healthy blood cells, based from traditional herbs.