Something like 14 years ago I worked at a garden center. First job! When Mother's Day rolled around that spring I used my discount (and split it with my brother) to buy my Mom a 'Mr. Lincoln' hybrid tea rose.
All this time later he's still going strong, and prolific. And yes, we do call him by his name! Just last weekend I was there for dinner and snipped a bud to take home. Mr. Lincoln is a very red, VERY fragrant rose. Perfect for a pretty pink simple syrup! You might remember here when I made rose simple syrup before with dried roses and was unimpressed at the strength of the rose taste. Using fresh roses did make the taste stronger, but I think it really matters that you use a powerfully fragrant rose.
I used the Mr. Lincoln and another unknown rose from my yard. It was rosy smelling but no where near as strong as Lincoln. I removed the petals and washed them.
All the petals, one cup of white sugar and one cup of filtered water.
I simmered them until the roses wilted and the sugar was dissolved.
It didn't end up the prettiest color and actually isn't as strong as I hoped. Really I am generally disappointed in flavored simple syrups... I won't give up, but they are way more sugar than they are actual flavor. I would think a super strong rose like Mr. Lincoln would make a superior syrup. Maybe one was not enough?
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