Very Berry

http://www.sweetsaurus.com/berry-flavored-syrup/

I have to admit, lately I've been suffering from berry boredom.  Flavors like Raspberry and Strawberry have been fan favorites for a long time in the specialty beverage world, but aren't there any other berries out there that want to break onto the scene?

The unequivocal answer is YES!  Here are my top 3 remedies for beverage berry boredom:

1) Huckleberry

Torani Huckleberry Syrup

 This berry has a distinctive sweet-tart taste.  Reminiscent of raspberry but lighter and tangier with hints of blueberry.  These rare berries emerge each summer from the hills of the Pacific Northwest.  Try it in an Italian soda or add it to iced tea and enjoy!









2) Blackberry

http://www.sweetsaurus.com/monin-blackberry-syrup/

Monin Blackberry Syrup

The blackberry is native to the entire temperate Northern Hemisphere.  Although its flavor profile ranges from very tart to very sweet, this blackberry syrup captures the perfect flavor of a wonderfully sweet late summer berry.  It also has hints of honey and floral flavors. 









3) Blue Raspberry

Torani Blue Raspberry Syrup

Torani Blue Raspberry Syrup

This syrup takes me back to hot summer afternoons at the local swimming pool.  Sweet, tangy, and vibrantly blue, its a fun and tasty syrup that is perfect for Italian sodas, frozen beverages, and desserts.

SweetSaurus blogs!  Ok, SweetSaurus TRIES to blog!  I’ve been trying to get this blog up and running for weeks now, but I must admit, I’m finding myself somewhat blog-phobic. 

After spending far too much time obsessing about tone, theme, and the best topic for our inaugural post, I’ve decided that I was (like usual) perhaps over-obsessing about it all.  So, after much deliberation, and even more procrastination, I’m just going to jump right in and get down to business.

Let’s talk about the dinosaur in the room.

When we decided to launch business selling flavoring syrup and using an orange dinosaur as a mascot, we knew we would get a lot of quizzical looks and blank stares.  Luckily, we are pretty comfortable with that response to most of our off the wall ideas, so it wasn’t much of a deterrent. 

Here’s the deal:  We sell flavoring syrup.  We created a fictional species of dinosaur and named our company after it.  We have a website full of silly dinosaur banners.  And we love it.

That’s it.  Sweet and Simple… and Orange.