Post #771807 by JeffCleveland on Fri, Jan 6, 2017 1:58 PM

On 2017-01-06 11:53, HopeChest wrote:

While it certainly has those notes of cinnamon and vanilla, it's not a syrup where those flavours are the top-heavy main flavours. If you took half an ounce of cinnamon syrup and half an ounce of vanilla you'd have an ounce of cinnamon-vanilla syrup, which is amazing, but you certainly wouldn't have Sirop de Canne, if you know what I mean. It's more subtle than that and there are other elements / flavours at work in there as well.

I will admit to initially being a bit underwhelmed, in the sense that I was buying something that I was going to use for only one cocktail and, as you said, it's only a simple syrup. However, one happy accident and several experiments later I find it to be a more complex ingredient than I initially sussed it to be. Obviously YMMV.

I agree with HopeChest! I have used my bottle exclusively for making Ti' Punch and those cinnamon, vanilla and clove flavors are extremely subtle. One difference that I would point out is that is more viscous that simple syrup. It's more like a 2:1 syrup.

I don't think you "have" to use it for this recipe but it will be a different drink if you simply combine cinnamon and vanilla. But for only $10, I say try it. And then take HopeChest's advice and try in in other drinks. It would make a delicious daiquiri and an amazing Old Fashioned. And while you're deciding what to do after that, you'll be able to enjoy that Ti' Punch I was talking about...