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Brown Sugar

Brown sugar is refined sugar combined with molasses, giving it a moist texture and a warm, caramel-like flavour beyond plain white sugar's sweetness. It dissolves less readily than white sugar unless muddled or heated. It adds richer depth to muddled or hot cocktails.

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Common uses

  • muddled sweetener in built cocktails
  • sweetens hot drinks

Buying & storage

Months once opened: Keeps for months once opened, but it does change. Nothing urgent; worth finishing within a season.

Storage: store in a sealed container at room temperature; add a slice of bread or damp cloth if it hardens

Recipes

Cocktails containing this ingredient

An Irish Coffee in a footed glass with a floated cream layer on top

Irish Coffee

Hot coffee, Irish whiskey and brown sugar, topped with a float of lightly whipped cream.

strongcreamybitter
medium5 minwhisky
A Hot Buttered Rum in a heatproof mug with a pat of melting butter on top and a cinnamon stick

Hot Buttered Rum

Dark rum, brown sugar and melted butter stirred into hot water — a rich, warming winter classic.

sweetstrongcreamy
medium5 minrum
A Tom and Jerry in a heatproof punch mug with a frothy pale batter top and a dusting of nutmegPhoto by Büşra Arabacı on Pexels

Tom and Jerry

Dark rum and brandy whisked into a spiced egg batter and topped with hot water or milk — a rich, historic holiday punch.

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advanced10 minrum
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Irish Coffee

Hot sweetened coffee under a float of lightly whipped cream — the technique, without the whiskey.

creamybittersweet
medium6 minalcohol free

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