When I was in high school, I was by no means a “wild” child. I never snuck out. I never [well...almost never] broke curfew. I got good grades and I had a part-time job as a DJ. I was pretty much every parent’s dream teenager.
Now, all that being said, I did occasionally imbibe at the random after-football game party or the parents-are-out-of-town-so-let’s-party party. Purple Passion was the go-to drink back then since it tastes just like grape soda. Grape soda doesn’t offend the young [and stupid] palate like other drinks might and I didn’t have a taste for beer [the …read more

I keep seeing these drinks using simple syrup, and I have to admit something kinda silly. I didn’t realize you could make simple syrup, despite the fact that it’s called SIMPLE syrup.
So, I did some searching in my books and found a recipe. This’ll keep in the fridge indefinitely, so make as much as you want, depending on how often you make cocktails with simple syrup.
Ingredients:

2 parts sugar
1 part water

Preparation:

Bring the water to a boil.
Dissolve the sugar into the boiling water.
Once the sugar is dissolved completely, remove the pan from the heat.
Allow to cool …read more