violet flavoring

I would like to purchase some violet flavoring. I live and work in Skagway Alaska so I am expecting to have it delivered by plane or boat. I live two and a half hours drive from White Horse in Canada. The last time I was able to find this was about six years ago in a small cake decorating shop in Seattle Washington called %26quot;Home Cake Decorator%26quot;. They are still in business howerever the owner told me this item was no longer available. I believe the product I used before was an artificial flavoring used in candy making. I am a pastry chef and I find all sorts of things to do with it in my desserts. I am open to buying this from outside of the U.S. I think the company that made it before was Schilling but I am not positive and I don%26#39;t have any with me up here in Alaska. It came in a small flavoring bottle, had a great violet flavor, smell and of course the color was violet. I paid about $3.00 a bottle about 2 ounces each. I am not in any hurry for this but would sure love to find some. Thanks
Hi -- Frustrating, isn%26#39;t it? You find a product that does just what you want it to, then the next time you want to buy some, it%26#39;s nowhere to be found. I found plenty of information about violet oils and the like for *non-food* uses, but little on food-grade violet %26quot;flavor.%26quot; These websites include lists of flavorings, including violet, intended for consumption. I suggest you email them, explain your situation, and try to find out if their products are similar to the one you used. They might also refer you to their distributors. Fleurchem, Inc. http://www.fleurchem.com/flavor.html Blue Pacific Fragrance and Flavors http://www.bluepacificflavors.com/products-essentialoils.asp And you%26#39;re right -- Schilling (http://www.mccormick.com/mc/index.cfm)doesn%26#39;t include a violet extract on it%26#39;s website, but I encourage you to email them as well since you think they used to market such a product. I%26#39;ve had pretty good luck with companies before in the course of tracking something down, and have found most to be helpful if not especially speedy. Best wishes, and I hope these sites will be helpful to you in your search. authorshelper
Search terms that worked: %26quot;artificial flavors%26quot; -no And sorry about the typo in the Schilling paragraph ... should read %26quot;its website.%26quot; authorshelper
This has proved to be a tricky question - I%26#39;m afraid I%26#39;ve drawn a blank. There seems to be a Korean company which manufactures it in industrial quantities ( http://www.samjungflavor.co.kr/eng/htm/center.htm ) but I can%26#39;t find an Alaskan or even a US importer. Have you considered making your own from real flowers, or would that be too time-consuming?
How about Creme de Violette (a 50 proof liqueur)? According to the Cocktail Database, it is not sold in the U.S. http://cocktaildb.com/ingredients/ingredient.py?id=1885 But evidently it is sold in the U.K., and they will ship to America. http://www.sallyclarke.com/sclive/shop/products/Wines.html http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/violet/msg0916294114801.html Also, there appears to be an alternative made in America: a very sweet liqueur named Creme Yvette. It is manufactured by Charles Jacquin in Philadelphia. CONTACT Norton J. Cooper 2633 Trenton Ave. Philadelphia PA 19125 PHONE 215-425-9300 or 800-523-3811 FAX 800-523-9438