Sugar cube

Sweetener

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Flavor Profile

Compressed white or demerara sugar, slow-dissolving, Old Fashioned ritual

Form

Whole

Prep Required

Dissolve

Brands

Domino sugar cubes (standard). Maison Routin pure cane cubes (premium presentation).

Rarity

Buy or Make

Commercial versions add gum arabic (gomme) for texture commercial producers can't easily replicate at home; plain simple syrup is trivially DIY.

Price range: $8–$17 per bottle

Liber & Co.

Demerara Gum Syrup — 12.7 oz — $15.00 ($1.18/oz) Classic Gum Syrup — 12.7 oz — $14.00 ($1.10/oz)

Small Hand Foods

Gum Syrup — 8.5 oz — $10.00 ($1.18/oz)

Monin

Pure Cane Syrup — 750 ml (25.4 oz) — $11.50 ($0.45/oz)

Common — most bars make this in-house

Cal/oz

Sugar/oz

Glycemic Index

ABV

Pressed sucrose architecture that dissolves with intention — the original slow-release sweetener of the cocktail canon.