Collection: Flavour Drops

Kia ora whānau. In all my baking and lollies, a few drops of one of these go in where the vanilla essence would. These are Jerk Soda's flavour drops, and the flavours are listed below.

What a flavour drop is

A flavour drop is a concentrated food flavouring. It goes into a drink, a batter or a lolly mix.

How to use

Drinks: 1 drop per 150 ml. Good in coffee, tea, shakes and protein drinks. Each flavour's own page lists the drinks it goes in.
Baking and lollies: That figure is the label's direction for drinks. In my own baking and lollies I put a few drops in where the vanilla essence would go.

It is concentrated. Do not consume it undiluted.

Why it's called Jerk Soda

Soda fountains once made your drink at the counter. The soda jerk stood behind it, mixing syrups, fizzy water and ice cream. He got the name from working the fountain handle, pulling it one way and then the other, and a bit of showing off was part of it. The big colas began as fountain drinks, and one was first bottled in 1894. In the United States the job was common in the late 1950s, until vending machines, bottles and cans took over.

Dirty soda

A dirty soda is a fizzy drink over ice with cream on top. The drop goes into the drink, and the cream goes over it. Cola with Cherry and cream on top is a Cherry Cola Dirty Soda. Ginger beer with Cookie and cream on top is a Gingernut Dirty Soda.

Good to know

Ingredients: Propylene Glycol, Flavours.
Sizes: Listed on each flavour's page.
Storage: Store in a cool, dark place.

For food use only. Made in New Zealand from imported ingredients.

The flavours

Custard: dense, eggy vanilla custard.
Cream: vanilla ice cream, with cream notes for body.
Cookie: sugar cookie dough over a dry, crumbly biscuit base, with a touch of cream.
Cherry: maraschino-style cherry, sweet and clean, with only a slight tang.
Caramel: milk caramel and dark sugar.
Cake: iced lemon cake, a citrus sponge under vanilla icing.
Hazelnut: roasted hazelnut, held together by cream notes.