OliveNation Hazelnut Extract, Rich Nutty Flavor for Cakes, Cookies, Ice Cream, PG Free, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Kosher, Vegan - 4 ounces

Even though it is a liquid it does not leak. It has a dark color and a strong flavor of hazelnut.It mixes very well in drinks and pancake batter.It is a very fine quality hazelnut for the price, and the amount will last you a fair amount of time, depending on the frequency of usage.For coffee drinkers, the small bottle can last you for about 4-5 weeks if you use half a teaspoon a day.The small bottle is not that big, it can fit easily in the cupboard.

I bought this for my coffee. It's very good. I wanted a less processed product. The flavor isn't that strong but it's real tasting. It's great with heavy cream.

I have previously reviewed Torani's "Classic" Hazelnut syrup (Sugar Free), which is excellent, and the newer version, which is so-so for my taste buds. The only issue with these is that whether you choose sugared or sugar-free versions, they all add sweetness as well as hazelnut flavor. That's fine for my morning coffee, because I like that sweetened anyway, but in other cases, I don't want the sweetness, or the item I am adding it to is already sweet enough. This adds hazelnut flavor without any sweetness. It is not as good as Torani Classic, IMO, but much better than the newer Torani or the SweetLeaf product, which I have also reviewed.

Tastes just like a good hazelnut flavor you want. Can taste it in coffee too. I don't need much at all

This Item has a caramel food color that causes cancer in mice. California allows companies to put it in their food as long as they give sufficient warning of potential carcinogen effect. "65 Compliant" is very misleading, that's supposed to be your warning that the food dye is an unhealthy chemical. The product for intended purposes is fine, it tastes like it's supposed to, but why put an unnecessary dangerous chemical in it? If they stop putting unneeded dye in this product, it's a good additive for coffee, but I don't recommend it, especially if you're pregnant or nursing.

Over the years, my wife and I both acquired a taste for "hazelnut" flavored ground coffee; especially that of the Melitta brand. Later on I eventually began to also prefer the flavor of relatively LIGHT roasted beans. However, I discovered that various brands of "hazelnut" flavored grounds are available only as slightly different shades of generally MEDIUM roast (darker than light roast). And we are now convinced that all of those various coffee brands are really offering ARTIFICIAL hazelnut flavor. This is not to say that artificial hazelnut has flavor inferior to natural hazelnut extract, because as the saying goes "With matters of taste, there is no argument."So I realized that if I wanted lightly roasted coffee a with a hint of hazelnut flavor, then we would have to flavor the coffee ourselves. In that case, we must add hazelnut extract to the already brewed coffee, just as is done at Starbucks and the many parking lot kiosks that serve freshly brewed coffee.I cannot speak for its other uses besides the flavoring of coffee. I can only report that when just 1 tsp of this product is added to a 1.7 liter batch of hot coffee, the result is an aroma and a taste that are both noticably stronger than we get from Mellita "hazelnut" flavored grounds. When I'm in the kitchen adding it to the morning pot of hot coffee, my wife can smell it wafting upstairs and into the bedroom (door open). She can tell whenever I've added this product to the coffee, without first tasting the coffee. However, truth be told, she does NOT prefer its flavor to Melitta's artificial hazelnut. She feels that it's flavor is unacceptable, but she never used the term "bitter" as other reviewer(s) have reported. I agree with her that it is not the same taste we were used to from Melitta. On balance though, I prefer both its aroma and flavor, keeping in mind that I have the ability to easily control its concentration in the coffee.The use of any liquid flavoring provides greater flavor control than when obtaining an already flavored food/beverage.Conversely Melitta's "hazelnut" coffee grounds must be blended (by us) with unflavored grounds in order to dilute its hint of "hazelnut" taste, which necessitates the shopping for and storage of a second (unflavored) coffee.I'll continue using this product whenever I prepare light roasted coffee. Conversely, my wife avoids using this extract when its her turn to make coffee, which consequently will be a brew containing at least half of its grounds as a darker roast (Melitta "hazelnut").I'll conclude by saying that my wife and I both agree that this extract produces preferred aroma over artificial hazelnut. Where we disagree is about whether or not its taste is also preferred.If I were rating this extract only by my own preferences (not both mine and my wife's), then I would rate it 4 stars, instead of the 3 given in this review.

This is an update to my previous review of the hazelnut extract. After using it in cold, and especially hot, coffee, I really do like it a lot. It has a high-quality flavor. I originally thought the flavor wasn’t strong enough to just the cost. But after sticking with it, I’ve realized that it’s just an adjustment from the imitation hazelnut flavors I’d gotten used to in artificial creamers and pre-made fast food drinks.

I got this along with the stuff from Flavorganics to do a comparison. They are NOT equal. While this extract has no problems imparting a distinct hazelnut flavor, it has about twice the potency as the Flavorganics stuff does. I prepared two equal amounts of simple syrup and added teaspoons of both to each until it approached the flavor intensity of Torani Hazelnut syrup. In 3 cups of syrup, I ended up putting 3 tablespoons (yes big T tablespoons) of this extract to get nearly bang on to Torani flavor levels. That left me with enough to make almost another 2 batches of flavored syrup and then some.Neither this or the Flavorganics extract contain polyethylene glycol.In terms of performance, I am very happy with the results. I use my syrup to flavor coffee and I put about a tablespoon of my flavored syrup in 10oz. of coffee with 6oz. of soymilk. The concoction is very pleasing (to me) as I get a well rounded flavor palette and not the teeth curling sweetness I get with the same amount of Torani.The bottle is brown glass, and the lid is hard black plastic.