simple syrup
Noun
Meaning
simple syrup (countable and uncountable, plural simple syrups)
A mixture of sugar and water used as a basis for sauces and preserves, as well as a mixer in mixed drinks
Examples
Add 1 teaspoon of simple syrup to each of an ice cube tray's compartments and fill the rest of the way with water.
Add cachaça, lime juice, simple syrup and pineapple juice.
Add in the cilantro simple syrup.
However, I've always made it with triple sec instead of simple syrup, and only a scant squeeze of lemon juice.
At its most basic definition, limoncello is simply the combination of a lemon-infused neutral liquor mixed with simple syrup.
Banks tops it up with simple syrup.