Nova Scotia has a Fifth Season? Absolutely! Sugaring Season is the time the maple sap runs and the syrup producers work long hours to filter and boil down the sap into liquid gold, otherwise known as maple syrup.
On our way to Amherst today we decided to swing by our favourite sugar bush to pick up the annual supply. As luck would have it, Thompson’s was just about to close their sales window when we rolled into the parking lot. I can’t believe my good fortune: I snatched up the last two bottles of oak barrel aged, bourbon-infused maple syrup! On we went to Ripley’s to get a gallon of their product. This is our favourite maple syrup, rich, dark coloured and full of flavour! Such a treat… and it was their last day of boiling so I got my nose full of the most wonderful maple scented steam anyone can imagine. Bonus!
Plans are under way for an official trek of like-minded walkers to explore the sugar bush in early 2025, whenever the sap starts running again…
Until then, this will have to last😋
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