Strawberry Syrup
A sweet syrup flavored with strawberries, used to add fruit flavor and color.
Origin
A bartender's flavored simple syrup, made from strawberry puree or juice combined with sugar, part of the broader modern flavored-syrup toolkit.
History
Strawberry syrup follows the same general path as other fruit-based bar syrups, giving bartenders a non-alcoholic way to add strawberry's bright sweetness and red color to a cocktail without needing fresh fruit or a dedicated liqueur or schnapps. It became especially common during the craft cocktail revival's renewed interest in fresh, made-in-house flavored ingredients.
Flavor profile
Sweet, bright strawberry flavor in a pourable liquid form.
Tasting notes
A clean, true strawberry sweetness that mixes easily into a cold cocktail, adding both flavor and a vivid red-pink color without any alcohol content of its own.
Substitutes
- Fresh strawberries muddled with simple syrup, as a homemade alternative.
- Strawberry liqueur or schnapps, understanding it adds alcohol content the syrup wouldn't.
- Raspberry syrup, for a related but distinctly different bright red berry substitute.
Common cocktails