The Log

How Much Sugar Is Actually in Your Coffee?
A breakdown of how much sugar is in plain and flavoured coffee drinks, and how to cut back without losing flavour. Read more...
How to Make Hot Chocolate From Scratch
A simple homemade hot chocolate recipe using cocoa, sugar, and milk, no packet mix required. Read more...
Best Coffee Sweeteners Compared: Sugar, Syrup, Honey and More
How sugar, flavoured sugar, syrup, honey, maple, and agave compare as coffee sweeteners, and which to use when. Read more...
How to Make a Strawberry Daiquiri at Home
A simple strawberry daiquiri recipe at home, blended or shaken, with a sugared rim finish. Read more...
What Is Muscovado Sugar? A Complete Guide
What muscovado sugar is, light versus dark, what it tastes like, and what to use it for in the kitchen. Read more...
Is Demerara Sugar the Same as Brown Sugar?
The real difference between demerara sugar and brown sugar, how each is made, and when to use one over the other. Read more...
How to Store Sugar So It Lasts (And Does Not Go Hard)
How to store sugar properly, whether it actually goes bad, and how long flavoured sugar stays fresh. Read more...
How to Fix Clumpy Sugar (And Stop It Happening Again)
Why sugar clumps, four ways to fix it once it has hardened, and how to store sugar so it stays loose. Read more...
How to Make a Vanilla Latte at Home (No Machine Needed)
How to make a vanilla latte at home without an espresso machine, using simple ingredients and a few minutes. Read more...
London's Specialty Coffee Scene And The Rise Of Flavoured Sugar
London's Specialty Coffee Scene And The Rise Of Flavoured Sugar
How London's specialty coffee scene shaped Crush & Cane, and why flavoured sugar fits a city that already cares about ingredients. Read more...
Best Sugars For Baking: Demerara, Muscovado, And Cane Compared
Best Sugars For Baking: Demerara, Muscovado, And Cane Compared
How demerara, muscovado, and cane sugar behave in baking, and which flavoured sugar to reach for in each recipe. Read more...
How Bourbon Vanilla Sugar Is Made: From Bean To Pouch
How Bourbon Vanilla Sugar Is Made: From Bean To Pouch
How Dirty Vanilla is made, from real vanilla beans and bourbon to the hand packed pouch, step by step. Read more...
Gift Guide: Flavoured Sugar For Coffee And Cocktail Lovers
Gift Guide: Flavoured Sugar For Coffee And Cocktail Lovers
A gift guide to flavoured sugar for coffee drinkers, cocktail lovers, and bakers, with picks for every budget. Read more...
Flavoured Sugar vs Flavoured Syrup: Why We Ditched The Bottle
Flavoured Sugar vs Flavoured Syrup: Why We Ditched The Bottle
Why flavoured sugar beats flavoured syrup on ingredients, flavour, and versatility, and why Crush & Cane never made a syrup. Read more...
The Best Sugar For Hot Chocolate (And Why Muscovado Wins)
The Best Sugar For Hot Chocolate (And Why Muscovado Wins)
Why muscovado sugar makes better hot chocolate than white sugar, and how to use cocoa flavoured sugar at home. Read more...
5 Ways To Use Vanilla Sugar In Your Coffee
5 Ways To Use Vanilla Sugar In Your Coffee
Five practical ways to use bourbon vanilla sugar in coffee, from a simple stir in to homemade vanilla lattes. Read more...
How To Rim A Cocktail Glass With Flavoured Sugar
How To Rim A Cocktail Glass With Flavoured Sugar
A simple step by step guide to rimming a cocktail glass with flavoured sugar, plus which drinks it works best on. Read more...
Demerara vs Muscovado vs Cane Sugar: What Is The Difference
Demerara vs Muscovado vs Cane Sugar: What Is The Difference
A breakdown of demerara, muscovado, and cane sugar: how they are made, how they taste, and what each one is best for. Read more...
What Is Flavoured Sugar? A Complete Guide
What Is Flavoured Sugar? A Complete Guide
What flavoured sugar actually is, how it differs from syrup, and how to use it in coffee, cocktails, and baking. Read more...
Batch 001 is out.
Batch 001 is out.
Three drops. One warning label. No more explaining what “flavoured sugar” means.Dirty Vanilla, Juicy Strawberry, Midnight Mocha — hand-packed in London, granulated, not syrup.More coming. Read more...