The Black Bourbon Guy
Cocktail Syrup



Cil’s Caribbean Sorrel Syrup is a tribute to my late grandmother. It has a vibrant, deep-red color, and a refreshing, fruity taste that is perfect for both hot and cold beverages. It’s enhanced by fresh ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves. A delicious & distinctive taste that’s the perfect addition to your home cocktail bar.
- 1.5 oz White Rum
- 3/4 oz Cil’s Sorrel Syrup
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Add all ingredients into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
- Enjoy!
- 1.5 oz Jamaican Rum
- 1 oz Cil’s Sorrel Syrup
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Fever Tree Ginger Beer, to top
- Add all ingredients except ginger beer into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Strain shaker contents into a highball glass over fresh ice & top with ginger beer. Garnish with candied ginger.
- Enjoy!
- 2 oz White Rum
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- 1/2 oz Cil’s Simple Syrup
- 5 mint leaves
- Club Soda, to top
- Add 4 mint leaves, lime juice, and syrup into a shaker tin and gently muddle. Add rum & ice and give a brief shake. Strain into a highball glass over fresh ice. Top with soda. Garnish with mint leaf.
- Enjoy!
- 1 3/4 oz Blanco Tequila
- 1/4 oz Cointreau
- 1/2 oz Cil’s Sorrel Syrup
- 1/4 oz Agave Syrup
- 1 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Add all ingredients into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass. Garnish with a lime wheel.
- Enjoy!
- 1.5 oz Cil’s Sorrel Syrup
- 3/4 oz Fresh Lime Juice
- Club Soda, to top
- Add all ingredients into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Strain into a highball glass & top with soda. Garnish with a lime wedge.
- Enjoy!
Our Orange Spice Syrup starts with fresh-squeezed oranges and finishes with a delightful mix of baking spices, including cinnamon, cardamom, and allspice. It’s the a great way to add a fun kick to your next Old Fashioned or you can enjoy it mimosa-style with a nice glass of Prosecco.
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1/4 oz Orange Spice Syrup
- 2 Dashes Fig & Orange Bitters
- Add all ingredients into a shaker tin, add ice and stir until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass over a large ice cube. Garnish with an orange peel.
- Enjoy!
- 2 oz Bourbon
- 1/2 oz Cognac
- 1/2 oz Yellow Chartreuse
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1/2 oz Orange Spice Syrup
- Add all ingredients into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Strain into a coupe glass over a large cube. Garnish with an orange peel.
- Enjoy!
- 1 oz Mezcal
- 1 oz Silver Rum
- 1/2 oz Fresh Orange Juice
- 1/2 oz Fresh Lemon Juice
- 3/4 oz Orange Spice Syrup
- Cinnamon Stick
- Light one end of your cinnamon stick and place on a surface that you don’t care about damaging. Immediately cover the smokey end with a cocktail glass to trap the smoke. Meanwhile, add the remaining ingredients into a shaker tin and shake until well chilled. Grab your smokey coupe glass and fill with ice. Strain shaker contents into your glass. Garnish with an orange peel.
- Enjoy!
Espresso Tonic (non-alcoholic)
- 2 oz Espresso
- 5 oz Tonic Water
- 1/2 oz Orange Spice Syrup
- Add all ingredients into a highball glass with ice. Stir with a cocktail spoon. Garnish with an orange wheel.
- Enjoy!

The BBG Old Fashioned is here to give you the perfect Pre-Prohibition-style cocktail. It starts with a delicious demerara syrup, gentian root, and a delicious bouquet of baking spices. It’s the only Old Fashioned syrup you need at your home cocktail bar. Bonus! It goes well with your morning coffee too!
Just 1/2 oz per 2 oz of Whiskey is all you need!
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The Black Bourbon Guy