How To Make Simple Syrup and Sour Mix

many cocktail or drink recipes call for
either simple syrup or sour mix hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today will be
satisfying your inner bartender by
showing you how to make these two
ingredients for a standard simple syrup
here’s what you’ll need one part cold
tap water to two parts granulated sugar
first pour water into a small saucepan
and then add the granulated sugar now
bring the mixture to a boil stirring
occasionally reduce the heat and
continue stirring until the sugar is
fully dissolved and make sure there’s no
clumps remove from heat and allow to
cool to room temperature bottle the
mixture in a sealable container for easy
access for your beverage recipes finally
chill and store your simple syrup in the
fridge
for the sour mix you’ll need equal parts
sugar water lemon juice and lime juice
now that we know how to make simple
syrup do so with the equal parts sugar
and water using a juicer extract one
part lemon juice and one part lime juice
then strain to remove pulp and stir into
your simple syrup
like with the simple syrup store in a
resealable bottle and refrigerate now
you’re ready to add these standards to
your own cocktails simple syrup can be
found in daiquiri ‘s and margaritas use
sour mix