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Glossop's Bar Syrups
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Sun, Mar 22, 2015 11:47 AM
I picked these up at my local Homegoods store today at a very deep discount - has anyone here tried mixing with them? I can definitely see tiki possibilities with the smoked sugar and brown sugar grenadine. |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Sun, Mar 22, 2015 3:19 PM
I haven't used them, but made from real sugar & natural ingredients according to the website. |
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JenTiki
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015 9:15 AM
Scaramouch, do the ingredients lists confirm the "natrual ingredients" claim? Can you post a pic of the back labels? Thanks |
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kkocka
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015 10:06 AM
Such bizarre flavor combinations. I would pass personally as I'm looking for the usual blend of syrups for tiki. |
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015 3:49 PM
I can see the grenadine working fine. The smoked sugar syrup would probably play well in place of regular sugar syrup in recipes with demerara rums, but I can't recall the last time I saw a recipe that wanted hibiscus ginger syrup or lemon lavender. I suppose they'd make a fine highball at the very least. |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015 6:29 PM
These are made in L.A. by Hipster/Mixologist is my sense [ Edited by: Atomic Tiki Punk 2015-03-23 18:30 ] |
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Mon, Mar 23, 2015 7:13 PM
You say "hipster" like that's a bad thing. LOL. Yeh, i think some of the weirder flavors are going to play better with gin than rum. But at half price, I couldn't resist :) When I actually get around to making something with them, I'll let you know, but for now I have a few batches of syrups I made last weekend that need clearing up first. Here's the ingredients on the brown sugar grenadine. I'll probably experiment with this in a Dr Funk, Shrunken Skull or Planters Punch. I've yet to find a recipe that matches the Dr Funk I had at Don the Beachcomber in Huntingdon Beach, which was really great. [ Edited by: Scaramouch 2015-03-23 19:14 ] |
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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 12:00 AM
Oh, I got my opinions about the Hipsters, but I will spare you. Well walnut oil has a certain amount of fat content 4 Grams (1 Teaspoon) So even if a small amount is added to each bottle it should be showing a 1 or 2 percent Also most Simple Syrups have a one to one ratio of sugar to water One bottle has 180g Total Servings by volume 1 Serving equals 30g Yet if this is a true simple syrup, at this ratio should have 90g of sugar per bottle Just for reference This bottle is listing 18g of sugar per serving? Looks like the label info is not true to the listed ingredients actual nutritional content |
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Scaramouch
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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 6:32 AM
Some of those old Don the Beachcomber cocktails must drive you crazy, not knowing what's in them :) |
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Atomic Tiki Punk
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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 1:15 PM
I don't worry about it that much, you have to separate the quality of the cocktails you get By the way I highly recommend making your own Syrups (I think you mentioned, that you do?) |
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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 2:16 PM
So far I've only made only a variety of rich sugar syrups - demerara, vanilla, etc. I'm moving on to homemade grenadine this weekend. Not sure that I'm ready to step up to Falernum or Orgeat just yet :) I can definitely taste the difference in home made, and when I can I plan ahead and make them. But I also like to have some store bought bottles in the closet in case I have friends drop around unexpectedly or I have a late night craving for something I haven't prepped :) |
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Tue, Mar 24, 2015 2:23 PM
Scaramouch - making Falernum is magic and worth the effort! Do it with a friend and you'll have a good time together. It helps to have a Microplane grater for making the lime zest, it works very well. Be sure to try your Falernum straight, sip it with a single ice cube, in a small cordial glass. |
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