Cocktails with Blueberry syrup
Blueberry syrup is blueberries or their juice cooked with sugar and water.
How it's used
Blueberry pigment turns pink-red with acid, so a sour made with this syrup turns rosy even though the bottle looks purple.
Substitutes for Blueberry syrup
Bottled blueberry syrup
Brands like Monin swap straight in ml for ml.
Blackberry syrup
Slightly darker and tarter, but with about the same sugar. Swap it completely straight.
Homemade syrup
Heat equal volumes of sugar, water and berries, crushing them lightly, until the sugar dissolves. Cool and strain. It runs noticeably less sweet than bottled.
Blueberry liqueur
A last resort. It drops alcohol into the glass and lacks the heavy sweetness a syrup brings.
Storage
Sealed, a commercial bottle is good for months. Homemade holds a week or two chilled, and clouding is the first thing you will notice.
