Falernum Flavored Syrup, 32 fl oz (1 Quart)

Falernum is supposedly a type of Italian wine, but this stuff has nothing to do with that. It's a sort of bitters used in making cocktails, particularly test pilots. The recipes for falernum call for lime peel, but we have no idea how they make this, but it doesn't matter. It has the right slightly musty taste and mixes nicely with the lime juice and rum. (That's how we make our Test Pilots using Beach Bum Barry's recipe.) Falernum is surprisingly hard to find around here in Seattle. DaVinci, the local outfit that makes all those flavorings for coffee (e.g. hazelnut, passion fruit, vanilla) stopped making falernum a while back, so we had to scramble. DaVinci explained that there just wasn't enough demand, perhaps because it would taste completely awful in coffee. Luckily, the Fee Brothers make a great falernum. Give it a try at your next tiki party.

Product arrived very dark and foamy (see picture) It tastes acidic and not like the other bottles I received so far. I contacted Fee Brothers and they said NOT to drink it - there definitely is something wrong with the product. They are trying to work with Amazon to sell it directly to us so they can control the quality better. Unfortunately, I can't get my money back because Amazon does not allow refunds of food items.

We like the thickness and the depth of the lemony flavor. We've tried it in several drinks and it always beats any lemon additive we have tried. We use it every Halloween in our Spider Blood Punch which we have been serving for over 40 years.

I expected the bottles of the falernum to be spicier with the flavors of cloves and almonds, This products recipe is lacking these spices. What this is, is a lot of sugar syrup and little flavor. I will look for another brand, in the meantime I have added small amounts of ground cloves and almond extract in my drinks to enhance the flavor. Very small additions, like there dashes of Bitters type. Less is better. For what Lee's is offering, I was disappointed.

I've been looking for this product locally for quite some time and had feared I'd have to wait until my next trip to the Bahamas to get it and then I found it on Amazon! Great service in how quickly it was shipped, but there was one small problem. The bottle was leeking. It seemed to be sealed appropriately, but the wrappings were wet and sticky.

Fee Brothers nail the summer tiki staple (a more flavorful simple syrup) often used in fruity drinks. Makes fine zombies, hurricanes and various other tiki style drinks. For fruity summer drinks this stuff is at least as good as falnurum from I've made from scratch (and cheaper when you add up all the time and ingredients). In drinks that ask for a winter falnurum (which is usually darker with a more mollasas flavor) this is not what you're looking for, but can be used as a substittue in a pinch. Unsure what to do with it? Try my curried tequilia receipe: 1 agave tequilia blanco 1 falernum .5 cynar .5 lime juice mint spring and LARGE ice

I've tried using a few brands of falernum, but nothing comes close to this. I love mixing cocktails, and I always keep Fee brothers in my bar.

I bought this brand because this company had the cheapest shipping charges The cost of the actual product was pretty much the same. I have only bought Taylor's Velvet Falernum previously, but tried to save some money. BIG MISTAKE! This stuff tastes nasty. I actually felt nauseous after drinking it. I checked the Amazon site about returning it, but the site says "gourmet foods" are not returnable, so I didn't persue trying to return it. The vendor was actually quite good in terms of how quickly they got the product to me, but unfortunately I really disliked the product.