Some years sugaring season goes by the book, which is to stay things starts cold, and over the course of four to six weeks spring arrives gradually and consistently. In such a scenario, the syrup ...

According to the bottle, it's a "dark color" syrup. Darker syrups apparently tend to have a more robust maple flavor. Lighter-colored syrups usually have more sucrose and a milder maple flavor.

Family-owned Woodlife Ranch in the Berkshires of Massachusetts produces some of the best maple syrup out there, ranging in color from light golden to rich mahogany. The color corresponds to the ...

Maple syrup, naturally sweet with its lush notes ... Maple and birch syrups also are similar in color, viscosity and texture, but where the two differ is in flavor — and thus in use.

Lighter syrups tend to have more delicate flavors, while darker ones are more intense — a relationship on which the old maple syrup labels, that described color only, relied. So why doesn’t ...