Coffee Infused Maple Syrup
Bold, aromatic, and unmistakably maple, our Coffee Infused Maple Syrup brings together the deep roasted character of organic French roast coffee with pure Maine maple syrup harvested from the forests of Northern Maine.
It begins in the remote Saint John Valley of Fort Kent, Maine, where we harvest sap from mature maples growing along the rugged slopes of our Northern Maine sugarbush. Long, cold winters, a short growing season, and rocky mountain soils help shape the character of these trees and the sap they produce. We carefully transform that sap into pure maple syrup in small batches, preserving the natural caramelized sweetness and complexity that reflect the unique terroir of our northern forest.
Then we introduce the coffee.
To create our Coffee Infused Maple Syrup, we gently bring our pure maple syrup to temperature with a generous amount of organic French roast ground coffee, allowing the coffee to slowly steep directly into the warm syrup. Rather than relying on artificial coffee flavoring or extracts, we use real coffee and give the infusion the time it needs to develop naturally.
As the coffee steeps, the warm maple draws out its deeply roasted flavors and unmistakable aroma. Once the infusion has reached the character we’re looking for, the coffee grounds are carefully filtered from the syrup, leaving behind a smooth specialty maple syrup infused throughout with the bold flavor of French roast coffee.
The result is a rich meeting of two flavors that seem as though they were always meant to be together.
Dark Roast Meets Pure Maine Maple
The first taste delivers the familiar caramelized sweetness of pure maple syrup, quickly followed by the robust character of dark-roasted coffee. Toasted and roasted notes mingle with maple’s natural sweetness, while the French roast provides just enough intensity to keep the finished syrup from becoming overly sweet.
Neither flavor is intended to disappear into the other. This is still unmistakably pure Maine maple syrup, but the coffee brings an entirely new dimension to it: darker, richer, more aromatic, and considerably bolder.
The finish is smooth and lingering, with the warmth of maple giving way to the roasted character of coffee.
And because we infuse our syrup with real organic coffee, rather than simply adding coffee flavoring, the finished syrup naturally contains some caffeine.
Made for More Than Pancakes
Coffee Infused Maple Syrup is a natural addition to the breakfast table. Pour it over pancakes, waffles, French toast, crêpes, oatmeal, or breakfast pastries for the familiar sweetness of maple accompanied by a rich coffee finish.
But breakfast is only the beginning.
Drizzle it over vanilla or chocolate ice cream, cheesecake, brownies, tiramisu, bread pudding, or chocolate cake. The combination of coffee and maple works particularly well with chocolate, making this an easy ingredient for adding sweetness and roasted depth to desserts, frostings, sauces, and baked goods.
It can also transform a cup of coffee. Stir a little into hot coffee, cold brew, iced coffee, or a latte for natural maple sweetness that reinforces rather than masks the flavor of the coffee itself.
Behind the bar, Coffee Infused Maple Syrup pairs especially well with bourbon, whiskey, rum, vodka, and cream-based cocktails. Use it in an Espresso Martini, Maple White Russian, Old Fashioned, or anywhere you might otherwise reach for simple syrup when a deeper, roasted sweetness would complement the drink.
It can even find its way into savory cooking, particularly barbecue sauces, marinades, glazes, and recipes where coffee, smoke, or caramelized flavors already have a place.
A True Coffee Infusion
Creating a specialty maple syrup like this isn’t simply a matter of adding flavor to a finished bottle. We want the ingredients to become part of the syrup itself.
That’s why we make our Coffee Infused Maple Syrup patiently and in small batches. Real organic French roast coffee is steeped directly in heated pure maple syrup, giving the maple time to extract the coffee’s roasted flavors and aromatic character before the finished infusion is carefully filtered and bottled.
The process produces something distinctly different from either ingredient on its own.
Coffee Infused Maple Syrup combines the deep, roasted character of French roast coffee with the natural caramel sweetness of pure Maine maple for a bold, smooth syrup made for breakfast, desserts, drinks, cocktails, and plenty of experimentation in between.
From the forests at the Peak of the North Maine Woods to your table, it’s a taste of pure Northern Maine maple with a decidedly darker roast.
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