Golden Crystal Turbinado Sugar

Chunky golden turbinado single origin sugar from Barbados.

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Warm and complex, our Golden Crystal Sugar comes from the Caribbean island of Barbados. Its tropical location provides the perfect amount of sunlight for growing sugarcane, and the coral-rich soils filter rainwater to produce exceptionally flavorful, coarse sugar crystals.

Use as turbinado or raw sugar in beverages and baking, as a crunchy sanding sugar topping on cookies and other sweets or a rimming sugar for cocktail glasses. Barbados was the first Caribbean island to produce sugar, and this sugar represents the last remaining Caribbean coral-island sugar in production. This sugar serves as a memorial to the fraught history of sugar in Barbados and the people who created this uniquely delicious ingredient. We hope that you'll find inspiration in the role this sugar has played in the making of our modern world.

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Highlights

Origin:

Barbados, The Caribbean

Aliases:

Demerara sugar, evaporated cane juice

Process:

Cane juice is extracted and boiled, then spun until golden crystals form

Tasting notes:

Aged Rum • Ripe Pineapple • Tropical Storm

Pairs well with:

Royal Cinnamon, Nyanza Vanilla Powder, Pearl Salt

Ingredients

Unrefined sugarcane juice (Saccharum officinarum) 

Kosher
non gmo clear
Unrefined
Vegan
no preservatives clear
non irradiated clear
Nutritional Facts:

Cooking tips

  • Substitute for turbinado sugar in any recipe
  • Sprinkle over roll-out cookies and brownies
  • Stir into coffee and other hot drinks
  • Garnish muffins before baking

Recipes

Sourcing

Our Golden Crystal Turbinado sugar is made from cane grown in Barbados, the last remaining Caribbean coral island that still produces sugar.


The history of sugar production here is a dark and painful one, but our partner sugar makers are working to keep the tradition of cane sugar production alive in a way that supports the local economy and is a far cry from its troubled past.


When we visited Barbados in 2023, we were fascinated to learn about how the soil there affects the sugar's flavor. As it turns out, coral limestone in the soil filters rainwater, creating an ideal environment to grow sugarcane. The result is a beautifully clear, sweet turbinado sugar with a flavor not found anywhere else. It's a pure taste of the Caribbean.


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