9 Cozy Maple Syrup co*cktail Recipes to Sweeten Your Spirits (2024)

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Real maple syrup is always delicious poured on a stack of pancakes, but come fall, we begin to feel the urge to include it in everything, including our drinks. Luckily, the stuff is great in co*cktails, whether paired with spicy bitters or rich bourbon, roasted fruit or apple brandy.

The easiest way to turn a co*cktail into an autumnal sipper is to replace the usual simple syrup with rich and flavorful maple syrup. These naturally, subtly sweetened co*cktails give bourbon, gin, and even red wine the fall treatment, accompanied by other seasonal flavors from apple cider to cinnamon sticks.

If you're looking for a simple syrup substitute, there are three favorites you probably have right in your home: honey, maple syrup and agave. For honey or agave, add warm water to them, to help turn the mix to syrup. You can also use a sweet, juicy fruit, like an orange.

This whiskey sour recipe is sweetened with maple syrup, which tastes so much more interesting than basic simple syrup. The recipe includes plenty of fresh lemon juice and a hefty pinch of ground cinnamon, which offers some warming flavor for cold winter days.

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At its most basic, a combination of equal parts plain sugar to water is called “simple syrup,” a common ingredient in countless co*cktails. Simply heat one cup of water in a saucepan, add one cup of white sugar, stir until the mixture becomes clear and the sugar is fully dissolved, and allow to cool. Voila.

Unlike spirits such as whiskey and gin, which are produced from starchy grains that need to be milled and pressed into a mash, the maple syrup can be converted directly into a wort that will be fermented by yeast to produce alcohol.

Alcoholic products in this category include wine, cider, and whisky, to which maple syrup has been added. The beverage has been sweetened but its alcohol content has not increased by the addition of maple. Maple cream is an example where distilled alcohol is mixed with maple syrup.

You can easily elevate your mixology and craft delicious co*cktails with an intricate balance of flavours. While sugar is the most commonly used sweetener, you can also use honey, maple syrup, molasses, liqueurs, and other ingredients in your recipes to add sweetness to your drinks.

Sugar is the key element that provides body, texture and balance to co*cktails of all types. The most common sugar sources for drinks, which are crafted into syrups for mixability and ease, include agave nectar, cane sugar, demerara and honey, but those only scratch the surface of what's possible.

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Demerara Syrup

Most commonly made with two parts of the coarse sugar to one part water, the golden-hued Demerara offers a richer flavor than standard simple syrup. Its depth tends to work especially well with darker spirits, in drinks like the Old-Fashioned or the Sazerac.

This co*cktail is a delicious mix of pure maple syrup, local apple cider (the best!!), spied or dark rum (your choice) and lime juice. You can actually taste the maple in it, which I love!