A Little More about Orgeat - Tiki Drinks and Food

TG The Gnomon Member MD-DC-VA Joined: May 01, 2007 Posts: 1293	TG The Gnomon Posted posted on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 8:05 AM On 2009-05-29 13:42, Eulercircles wrote: http://www.sonomasyrup.com/product13.html Has anyone ever tried this one? How do you think it compares to other brands? I haven't tried it, but I wouldn't really want to. It's made with vanilla extract, which is not part of the orgeat flavor and ruins it as an orgeat. It's made with almond extract, which means it does not use the almond milk emulsion that defines orgeat in the first place. Orgeat is a whitish substance and does not have anywhere near the sugar content of simple syrup or rock candy syrup. To me, this Sonoma product is not only not the 'Natural "Orgeat"' that it claims to be, I don't see how it qualifies as orgeat at all. [ Edited by: The Gnomon 2009-06-02 08:05 ]

On 2009-05-29 13:42, Eulercircles wrote:

http://www.sonomasyrup.com/product13.html

Has anyone ever tried this one? How do you think it compares to other brands?

I haven't tried it, but I wouldn't really want to. It's made with vanilla extract, which is not part of the orgeat flavor and ruins it as an orgeat. It's made with almond extract, which means it does not use the almond milk emulsion that defines orgeat in the first place. Orgeat is a whitish substance and does not have anywhere near the sugar content of simple syrup or rock candy syrup. To me, this Sonoma product is not only not the 'Natural "Orgeat"' that it claims to be, I don't see how it qualifies as orgeat at all.

[ Edited by: The Gnomon 2009-06-02 08:05 ]

Post #458163 by The Gnomon on Tue, Jun 2, 2009 8:05 AM