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Sugar Cube

A sugar cube is a compressed block of granulated sugar, traditionally muddled or dissolved directly in a glass to sweeten a stirred or built cocktail. Its solid form makes it easy to soak with bitters before muddling. It is a classic-era alternative to liquid syrup.

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Common uses

  • muddled sweetener in built cocktails
  • soaked with bitters before muddling

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

Recipes

Cocktails containing this ingredient

An Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with a large ice cube and orange peel

Old Fashioned

Bourbon or rye, stirred slowly with sugar and bitters — the template every modern cocktail descends from.

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medium5 minwhisky

Caipirinha

Cachaça muddled with lime and sugar over crushed ice — Brazil's national drink in its rawest form.

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easy5 minrum
A Sazerac in a rocks glass with a lemon peel expressed over the top, no icePhoto by Dextar Studio ™ on Pexels

Sazerac

Rye whisky and Peychaud's bitters in an absinthe-rinsed glass — New Orleans' oldest signature cocktail.

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advanced6 minwhisky
An Alcohol-Free Old Fashioned in a rocks glass with a large ice cube and orange peel
Alcohol-free

Alcohol-Free Old Fashioned

An alcohol-free whisky-style spirit, stirred slowly with sugar and bitters — the Old Fashioned's structure, without the proof.

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medium5 minalcohol free

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