Dolce Flav Natural Cotton Candy Extract – 2 Ounce Water-Soluble Kosher, Sugar-Free, Concentrated Carnival-Style Flavoring for Baking, Frostings & Drinks, Includes Measured Dropper

I order Ube after watching a video about cocktail making. Let me just say that I am wanting to explore new tastes and unheard of foods. In making a particular cocktail, it was recommended to use a few drops of Ube. Having never heard of it before, I said, "why not?". I ordered a small bottle--OH MY, what a pleasant surprise. It is sweet but not sickeningly. It tastes of vanilla and mildly like a berry. The flavor and smell are familiar but new, meaning not necessarily identifiable. In an average cocktail, you use only a few drops. The quality is superb. And, they bottle many other tastes and extracts. My next move with it is to try it in baking or cooking.

I absolutely love the nutty flavor this has. A little bit goes a long way and I only use about 5 drops in my iced coffee. The flavor is totally addictive!I make a homemade version of Vietnamese coffee and whip it up with coconut milk and pour it over ice. Delicious!

"Natural Flavorings" as in no admittance of coconut as a remote ingredient. Definition of coconut extract "Coconut extract is a concentrated flavoring agent, derived from the meat of the coconut, used for adding a strong, sweet, and nutty flavor to food and beverages".This smelled like coconut when opened it but when I added to my simple syrup yesterday, there was NO coconut flavor...so I added more and still nothing. Today I tasted the simple syrup thinking maybe it needed to infuse, but NO! Now the syrup had an "off" flavor, likening to something artifical saying it's coconut but but nothing close (closest I can think of is tropical essence hair conditioner). When I opened the bottle today it smelled like opening a bottle of rubbing alcohol (which is the second of the 3 ingredients, the last being 'natural flavoring'). This product is beyond disappointing and should be avoided. Here's the label that shows what this "coconut extract" really is...anything BUT. Now I have to dump the simple syrup and try again with a better more true to flavor product.

Pistachio & peppermint are extracts used in my ice cream with excellent results. Habenero extract which I just received will be my next batch. I am beside myself with anticipation. Usually, I top my vanilla ice cream with homemade habenero jelly so, this will be a fun variation.

The value is great. The smell is pretty strong--and kinda off. I wanted to give it 3 stars for that, but I've read descriptions of similar products and they seem to have the same issue. In fact, compared to several of those, this seems like it might be better.Surprisingly, the taste is not super strong. I bought it to put in my plain Greek yogurt with protein-powder to mask some of the protein powder taste. It does help, but I wish it was stronger in flavor so it would be a better value, not having to use as much.So I guess quality is just ok.I'm interested in trying it in my fiber-infused water--because that ain't so fun on its own. Haven't done so yet. I expect a bit of enhancement in taste, based on what I've tasted so far.Love that they include a dropper.And I have to say, it was VERY well packaged. I can't imagine it would break in the mail.Pics for size. Note the "Heart Healthy." I get a star for that, eh?

It definitely has a lovely butterscotch flavor and I flavor my yogurt with just like one drop cuz it is like Kryptonite. Well maybe two drops. Anyway it taste to me like butterscotch pudding from my childhood. Very pleased with the dropper that comes with it. High quality.

I bought this to flavor seltzer water but it has a strong chemical taste to it and not much peach flavor. By the time you add enough drops to taste the peach it tastes horrible. It smells pretty good, but that isn’t what I purchased it for.Edit: I decided to give this flavoring a second try, and have started putting it in my ginger oat lattes. Ok wow, it’s amazing the difference when using this in a liquid with some fat content! It actually tastes pretty good! To summarize my experience: these flavor drops taste great in fat based beverages like milk, but taste horrible if you are just adding it to plain water or tea. Three stars because I specifically purchased the water based version to use in water and tea.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:Value and quality