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Perfect for Cocktails!
By missmagenta on Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2025
I picked this up for the bar I manage when we noticed people were ordering a lot of Moscow mules. I hated the waste that came along with not using an entire can of ginger beer and our fountain drink capacity is limited. I initially looked at bottled ginger beer syrups which I found to be prohibitively expensive. I decided to give this a shot since the reviews were good as was the price. This syrup ended up exceeding my expectations. Using the suggested portioning (1 oz per 12 oz of soda water) results in a tasty and mildly spicy ginger ale. Upping the concentration (I used 1 oz per 8 oz of soda water), gives you a spicy, yet not overpowering ginger “beer”. I personally do not like most ginger beers, so I appreciated the flexibility the syrup gives you. I have had several customers ask what is different about our mules because they taste so much better than others they have had and this syrup is the answer. When you’re using it in this way, the bottle lasts a pretty long time. I have used it in recipes I have created for my bar with equally positive results. Overall, I’m very happy with the purchase and now we make sure we always have an extra bottle or two on hand so we don’t run out.
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5 people found this helpful
More syrup-y than citrus-y
By B on Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
I've been making a Blood Orange vinaigrette salad dressing that's just delicious! Our family loves it on salads and also drizzled on proteins (especially chicken and shrimp). I used a blood orange infused olive oil the first several times, then tried it with regular olive oil and fresh blood orange juice. Both ways were delicious. The problem with using the blood orange olive oil, is that salad dressing is the only way I use this and it's a waste (and expensive) to keep a bottle of that in my pantry for just this one use. The problem with using fresh orange juice is that I can only make dressings in small batches because of the perishability of the fresh juice. I typically make a triple recipe and keep it in the fridge, so I'm now looking for a way to be able to use my regular olive oil and just add blood orange flavor without using perishable fresh orange juice. I figured a blood orange extract or syrup added to the dressing might be the solution. This one was the first product that I tried and I have to say that it doesn't cut it. It smells nice, but the taste definitely pulls toward sweet rather than citrusy. As sweet as it is, it oddly takes quite a lot of it to impart any citrus flavor to the dressing. Rather than adding a bright orange flavor, this instead just adds aroma and sweetness. It sorta reminds me of the kind of orange syrup that's used for sno-cones. I finally doctored the latest batch up with a combination of lemon juice and this syrup. The lemon seemed to brighten the flavor up while this syrup gave it aroma and a slight orange-y flavor. It's fairly reddish in color so it also added color to the dressing as well. I don't completely hate it, so I'll probably use up the bottle, but I definitely won't order it again and I'll be looking elsewhere for an extract (vs a syrup) to try instead.
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