Giffard Guava Syrup
0% ABV (non-alcoholic) | 1L | 18% guava juice | Brix 63.1° | No preservatives | France — Giffard Guava Syrup is the French cocktail syrup for tiki season: 18% real guava juice at 63.1° Brix, with no preservatives — gluten-free and vegan, in the 1L bar-format bottle. From the Angers fruit-liqueur house that has made syrups since 1885 — available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor in San Diego, CA.
Giffard is France's reference for fruit syrups — the same house behind the crème de fruits bartenders reach for worldwide. The Guava expression is built for tiki cocktails: tropical, aromatic, and calibrated to mix — a bar spoon or two transforms rum, sparkling wine or soda into something that tastes like a vacation. At 1L it is the home-bar workhorse size.
Tasting notes
Official sell-sheet notes (via US importer Skurnik): ripe tropical guava — floral, sweet-tart and aromatic — with the clean, pure-fruit character of a professional syrup. No preservatives; the 63.1° Brix gives it body that holds up in shaken drinks without turning them syrupy.
Why buy it from Del Mesa Liquor
- 18% real guava juice — professional-grade French syrup, not a soda-shop concentrate
- No preservatives; gluten-free and vegan
- 1L bar format — dozens of tiki drinks per bottle
- Available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor
How to serve it
Build tiki: guava + rum + lime + orgeat over crushed ice. Or keep it simple — guava syrup, soda water and lime over ice. Also excellent in spritzes and tropical lemonades.
Frequently asked questions
Is Giffard Guava Syrup alcoholic?
No — it is a 0% ABV non-alcoholic cocktail syrup. It is stocked for mixing, not drinking straight.
How long does it keep?
Three years unopened, per the sell sheet. After-opening shelf life is not published — refrigerate after opening and use within a few months is the safe guidance; do not state a specific after-opening window.
What cocktails use guava syrup?
Tiki drinks first — daiquiri riffs, rum punches, hurricane variations — plus spritzes, lemonades and sodas. Anywhere you'd use fruit syrup, guava brings the tropics.