Has anyone flavored their own tea with Natures Flavors?
This company has 159 flavors designed to be added to coffee grounds or used to flavor loose tea. I’m tempted to buy some, but I figured I’d ask around first and see if anyone on Steepster has used them.
Oh, here’s a link to the Coffee and Tea Flavorings, since the site is a bit confusing http://www.naturesflavors.com/flavors/natural-flavors/coffee-and-tea-flavoring/c284_305_313/
Never heard of this site but seeing some their flavorings makes me wonder how many tea vendors use this to flavor their teas.
Same here. If they’re good quality flavorings, it would be nice to use them to flavor my own tea.
Not sure how, but I’ve never even heard of them.
I started to read a product description… but it was so lengthy I gave up (short attention span)
Flavoring in a way that I find enjoyable is expensive because I contact three to five different people, in some cases I contact companies, to acquire similar flavorings. The hardest part is time consistency because many oils change a lot within a week to two months. Also, what is actually in the flavoring itself is important too. I’m trying to get away from flavoring, but it’s something that has to stick around because the French Toast Dianhong is boss, but I have to flavor each ball individually and then after 90 to 100 days I have to inspect them. Flavoring tea for longevity is no joke. If you’re going to flavor a tea and use it in say five to ten days, there shouldn’t be any issues
Shoot… I wish I knew. One of ‘my’ contacts tells me I’ll have the product in 4-5 weeks because they make it and I use it within a week of it arriving so it never sits. Someone else might know.
Thanks for the advice. I wonder if buying these would be worth it for me. I don’t tend to go through several pounds of one tea in a few weeks.
I’m not familiar with this company, but I got some Lorann Oils flavorings from King Arthur Flour for use in baking. They’re four years old at this point and still good.
You’d want to contact Nature’s Flavors directly and ask about 1) Shelf Life and 2) Expected Shelf Life during use. Evaporation is the nature of volatile compounds, and volatility (particles going from the item into the air and into our nose) is what makes us be able to smell things.
Home-style Accelerated Shelf Life Test: you could put a drop on a tablespoon of tea in a small mason jar, shake it up, and then smell it. Stick the jar into a 200F oven for a bit, cool it, shake and smell. Repeat until the jar isn’t fragrant anymore, and you’ll have a decent idea of how stable the fragrance is.
No, I haven’t. They’re not intended for that purpose, truly not. Ingredients are “Artificial flavor, water, propylene glycol, caramel color” for butterscotch. In contrast, it looks like most of Nature’s Flavors are “Ethyl Alcohol, Glycerin, and Natural Flavors” —which means they’d moisten, cling, and dry out. Lorann Oils flavors might not spread evenly.
That all being said, I just looked through your wishlist and I’ve got a couple of the things you want to sample: Harney Paris and RoT Jasmine.
Thanks for the advice. I’ve done a bit of blending, but haven’t flavored my own tea before, and don’t really know much about it yet. Thanks for the trade offer too, but I won’t be drinking caffeinated tea for a few more months since pregnancy makes me really sensitive to caffeine.
Input from a tea company – I ordered from them in the past when I first had the idea to launch a company (and was experimenting with various vendors) and they were pretty hit or miss. One flavor was ok, another was terrible, shipping took forever and they had very poor customer service. I also doubted what exactly they put in there flavorings since some of the “natural” flavors had a very off putting chemical smell and taste.
Also, I forgot when I found them, I also found 2 other oddly similar websites to nature’s flavors:
http://www.newportflavours.com/flavors/natural-flavors/coffee-and-tea-flavoring/c284_305_313/
http://www.seelecttea.com/flavors/natural-flavors/flavor-oil/c284_305_315/
Weird right?
Thanks for the information, that’s really helpful. Since i’m not looking to start a tea company, I wonder if I would be better off with some Capella flavor drops. Hmm.
I’ve seen professional fondant flavorings for cake makers before. They are made without alcohols or oils, I think, because it messes up the fondant texture. The spice salesman told me it would be good for flavoring coffee and probably tea, and I’ve been curious about them since!
You could also try flavouring your tea with goji berries. They last for a long time when stored sealed in the fridge and you have the satisfaction of using something entirely natural.
Not while I’m pregnant. There is some concern that they increase the likelihood of miscarriage.
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