About Backyard Bev Co.
- Based in
- Denver, Colorado
- Founded
- 2018
- Known for
- cocktail syrups
Backyard Bev Co. began in Denver in 2018 as Backyard Soda Co., selling handmade sodas and snow cones at farmers markets and events around the city. Bars and restaurants picked it up, and in the summer of 2021 the company moved into cocktail mixers.
The syrups are made in small batches on a base of cane sugar, with whole ingredients sourced locally when possible. Pour a syrup with a spirit and soda water, or top it with sparkling water for something without alcohol. The company also suggests its syrups in coffee, cocoa and tea, over yogurt or ice cream, and in vinaigrettes and marinades.
Backyard Bev Co. questions
What is a cocktail syrup?
Plain simple syrup is just sugar dissolved in water, and bartenders use it to sweeten drinks. A flavored cocktail syrup adds fruit, herbs or spices to that sweet base, so one pour adds both sweetness and flavor. Backyard Bev Co. cooks its syrups with whole ingredients held in mesh brew bags. That is why a drink can be as simple as syrup, a spirit and soda water.
What sweetens Backyard Bev Co. syrups?
Only cane sugar, the sugar made from sugarcane, with no artificial sweeteners or substitutes. The company counts this as part of its Backyard promise, along with small batches, whole ingredients even when they cost more, and local products when possible.
