Customer Reviews

Dryden And Palmer Loose Amber Sugar Crystals, 5lbs Box

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My first disappointment with Amazon. Instead of Amber Sugar Cyrstals, these were mahogany, coco brown, and old. The product had been sitting on the self for some time. I thought I would take advantage of the good price on this item as I had been paying considerably more. How do you return an open box of sugar crystals with a third of the contents missing from poor packaging?

Apparently, when the notation for a perishable product says "2 or 3 left, more on the way". The product is old.

I ordered this product thinking it would be similar to the rock sugar I was using all over Germany this past winter. They also sell it at Teavana but at an extremely high price compared to what I brought back from Germany (obviously there is a big expense on bringing sugar to the US). I was excited to find these online and the picture looked like what I had brough back from Germany. I'm not sure it was the same thing. The crystals weren't the same color as the German rock sugar, it was cloudy in color and was more like pebbles vs. rocks. The order took an entire 2 or 3 weeks to actually process and ship, come to find out, the place it shipped from was in my state. I thought it was completely ridiculous how long it took and when it arrived it was poorly packaged. It came in a white box (similar to a shirt box but a bit smaller) and the rocks were all falling out of it and pressed up against the box (between the it and the worn and dirty looking plastic wrapping that enclosed the box). When I opened the plastic liner, the box was so flimpsy the sugar was going all over my counter despite how careful I was seeing how damaged the box was. Never again.

Whoever thought to ship 5 pounds of sugar crystals in a 2 piece cardboard box, held together by only a rubber band should be forced to travel to everyones home to sweep up the sugar crystals as they hit the floor when the outer shipping carton is opened.

I got about 2 useful pounds of sugar out of a 5 pound shipment.

The sugar however is excellent, but I would certainly never order this type of package again.

I simply thought I would give this rock sugar a try as an experiment of sorts. Although it is labelled as "rock candy" on the box, it really is good sized rock sugar crystals. The sugar was literally shipped lose in a box but fortunaely not too much of it "leaked" out - at least a plastic bag inside the product box would have been useful.

I primarily intended to use this sugar in "special occasion" coffee for which it has proven to be outstanding. The crystals desolve readily and provide a wonderful mellow sweetening that does not overpower the rather more delicate coffee flavours I am fond of - excellent with Hawaiian coffees like Kona.

Some forms of rock sugar - even significantly more pricey versions - can be hard to desolve and require significant amounts to achieve the desired level of sweetness, also sometimes imparting other strong flavours. Not this one.

Excellent product at an attractive price.

i used to get my rock sugar from teavana but it was so expensive, this product is identical to what i have purchased at teavana for $8 per lb.

i am very happy with it and will certainly purchase it again soon.

OK, it does come in a pretty flimsy string tied box, as other reviewers have said. Forewarned is forearmed. I just opened the thing inside the Amazon shipping box and transferred the sugar to a bin. Not a drop spilled.

The sugar is EXACTLY what I wanted, a kind of large, variegated sized crystal that I first encountered in England and had a horrid time finding in the US, even at "gourmet" groceries. It dissolves slowly in hot tea, leaving a treat of sweet for the last couple of sips (like the lovely last bite of a Drumstick Ice Cream Cone) without the tea overall being too sweet. I had ordered some other "crystal sugar" from Amazon and it was more like granulated on steroids, all one size and dissolving far too quickly for my taste.

If the stuff from your trip to England or the Continent is what you want, this is it, quintessentially. Just be careful opening the box.

Yes Yes like a few review says comes in a paper box that is then packaged in a Amazon box but taste great so is worth it even if a few grans get lost along the shipping way. Great with White or Citrus tea and even better with Espresso

I really enjoy using this rock sugar in my tea. I first used rock sugar on a trip to Ireland with my Mom and Sister. We just loved the taste of rock sugar in our tea. We haven't been able to find this in stores here so I decided to look on Amazon for it. I was so happy to find it at a decent price that I signed up for the automatic delivery every 2 months. By doing so, I will receive my rock sugar at a discount with free shipping. Great product, great idea and great service!!

My wife and I love our tea. We have a Teavana account and often purchase their 'German Rock Sugar' because it dissolves really well in our tea without over-sweetening it. I have also used this is in my coffee, and baked products that require yeast to activate in water for 10-12 minutes. In all cases, this sugar is perfect. Compared to the outrageous price at Teavana and my local gorcery stores, I am saving over $3.00 per pound when I buy this online, and the quality is easily equal to, or greater than what we used to get. There really isn't much to say about this product besides it is perfect, does everything I need it to do, at a much cheaper price.