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Amazing D'arbo elderflower syrup

Sometimes it is quite tough to get proper products here in the Middle East. After the whole controversy with Monin , I was looking for a good syrup company. Some syrups like grenadine [made with real pomegranate juice and cane sugar, a bit off hibiscus, orange flower water and maybe even aronia juice] is pretty easy to make yourself. However others like elderflower, which is quite a trend flavor [and really a great flavor] is much more difficult to do - at least here in the Middle East, where you don't have elder trees growing. To be honest I was quite disappointed by Fabbri. While I am still a big fan of their amarena cherries, their syrups... suck! They are a bit more natural as the ones of Monin - but still pack quite some conservatives, artificial color and other stuff, which is simply not convincing. Still have to test Toschi - but these syrups might be very similar to the other big commercial companies. I will test them in future; stay tuned. Back to Darbo - I got ...