Cocktails with Cinnamon syrup
Cinnamon syrup is a sugar syrup infused with cinnamon bark.
How it's used
It brings sugar and cinnamon in one pour. It is strong enough that a barspoon changes a drink. Rum, apple, coffee and red wine all take it well.
Substitutes for Cinnamon syrup
Homemade cinnamon syrup
Simmer 4 cinnamon sticks with 200 g of sugar and 240 ml of water for 8–10 minutes, then cool and strain.
Bottled syrup
Monin's version is sweeter, about 24 g of sugar per 30 ml, so use about a quarter less.
Cassia or Ceylon syrup
Cassia is spicier and louder, Ceylon milder. Either swaps one for one, though Ceylon needs more sticks for the same spice.
Plain syrup with ground cinnamon
Will do in a pinch, but it clouds the drink.
Cinnamon schnapps and liqueurs
Alcoholic and often very sweet. Start at half the syrup's measure and taste.
Storage
Refrigerated in a sealed bottle, it keeps a couple of weeks; judge it by smell. Discard a clear syrup that turns cloudy.
