Name: Herb Syrup
Total time: PLACEHOLDER
Ingredients: ¾ cup sugar; 5 ounces water; ½ cup fresh herb leaves (basil, dill, mint, or tarragon), 12 fresh thyme sprigs, or 1 fresh rosemary sprig

Yield

Makes about 8 ounces

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar

5 ounces water

½ cup fresh herb leaves (basil, dill, mint, or tarragon), 12 fresh thyme sprigs, or 1 fresh rosemary sprig

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar

5 ounces water

½ cup fresh herb leaves (basil, dill, mint, or tarragon), 12 fresh thyme sprigs, or 1 fresh rosemary sprig

Ingredients

¾ cup sugar

5 ounces water

½ cup fresh herb leaves (basil, dill, mint, or tarragon), 12 fresh thyme sprigs, or 1 fresh rosemary sprig

Why This Recipe Works

We developed this flavored syrup by adding herbs to hot syrup to impart their flavors during the time it took for the syrup to cool. When using this syrup, we were careful to account for their specific level of sweetness, as well as their water amount (which affects a cocktail's dilution), in order to achieve perfectly balanced cocktails.

Before You Begin

This syrup can be refrigerated for up to 1 month. Shake well before using.

Instructions

Heat sugar and water in small saucepan over medium heat, whisking often, until sugar has dissolved, about 5 minutes; do not boil. Stir in herb and let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Strain syrup through fine-mesh strainer into airtight container; discard solids.