Post #724517 by Swanky on Fri, Aug 1, 2014 10:16 AM

Resurrecting this discussion.

As a side note, I add a few drops of lime or other citrus juice when heating to make simple syrup as it is a catalyst.
I have found the shake the crap out of it method does not fully dissolve the sugar and the higher the proportion, the worse it works.

I am seeing basically 3 versions of Sweet and Sour Mix around the web:

1:1 Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup

1:1 Lemon and Lime Juice to Simple Syrup

1 part Lemon, .5 Lime juice and 1.5 parts simple

I had always assumed by way of Tiki+ that the first was the version. The wife is emphatic that the Cadillac Margaritas at Taco Boy on Folly Beach, which include "house made sweet & sour" have lime juice. So I'll be trying all three methods to see which works best in that recipe.