Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Ok, let's look at the brass tacks about this product. I'm going to look at taste, thickness, and aftertaste. I want to look at these because these are many of the subjects of the reviews posted; especially the negative reviews. When reviewing the product, if we want an HONEST review, we must avoid the human nature of comparison. You'll understand what I mean as we go on. Taste - A problem with this product is that it includes the word "Maple" in it. This causes people to compare the taste against real maple syrup. The fact is, the label says "Maple FLAVORED". It's not maple syrup; it's maple FLAVORED syrup, and no maple FLAVORED syrup tastes like real maple syrup. The question is, is the flavor good. Honestly, even that is suggestive as not everyone has the same idea of pleasurable. We all have foods we like that others don't like. In my opinion, this syrup has a very pleasant taste. Thickness - When I poured the syrup out, I noticed that is was not very thick. I immediately remembered the reviews complaining about the thickness. Then I got to thinking, "What's the big deal with thick syrup?" My goal in syrup is to add a little flavor to the pancakes or waffles. Why does it have to be thick? I paid $10 for this product and the fact that it's thin allowed me to put only about two tablespoons on my pancakes and I had the added flavor that I desired. Some people need to get over the pettiness of little things and understand the purpose. The purpose is a little flavor added to the food. Aftertaste - Aftertaste can be another comparative term; but not always. Aftertaste is aftertaste, I don't have to compare it with anything else to know that there's an aftertaste. Yet, people are acting like this product has a horrible aftertaste. Does it have an aftertaste? What doesn't? Meat, broccoli, potatoes, drinks, everything that has a taste has an aftertaste. Here's where the comparative comes in. Compared to pure sugar... there is a slight aftertaste. It's a slight hint of artificial sweetener aftertaste that someone has to be concentrating on to taste. Compared to other diet syrups this product has no sweetener aftertaste. When I take a bite of pancakes with this syrup I get an aftertaste of a nice maple FLAVOR, a sweet sensation on my taste buds, and it lingers for a few seconds after. Conclusion, for a diet syrup that is maple FLAVORED, I give this product five stars and would recommend it to any of my friends who are trying to cut out sugars.