This secret sauce goes back to the 1930’s through 1970’s from the start of the tiki pop culture to its utter demise. Don’s Spice #2 was the label on a super secret mix that was used by Don The Beachcomber in his tiki cocktails.
So, you want to make a citrus and vanilla simple syrup, eh? Good, because they compliment cocktail creations (especially with rum) very well. Not too unlike our vanilla simple syrup, we will add an orange nuance to the sugar syrup.
Vanilla is awesome, period. What you’ll notice in our first Light Rum Volume 1 recipe book, we have some recipe designs with vanilla simple syrup.