Vintage tin canister for Buisman Coffee syrup with text "Buisman GS"

Vintage tin canister for Buisman Coffee syrup with text "Buisman GS".

• Manufacturer: Thomassen & Drijver
• Manufacturing date: 1964 - 1997

Description
This canister for Buisman Coffee Syrup has a round cylindrical shape and is fitted with a separate lid. The decoration of the tin consists of a mainly blue background with red, black and gold colored details.

Lots of text and a few times the Buisman logo. Text: BUISMAN'S GS. Improves the coffee; Saves on coffee; Awarded twelve times. For coffee at its best. Content 500 gr. coffee syrup. Keep dry and cool; Close well after use; During roasting, the coffee loses 80% of its fruit sugars. Buisman adds to this again ... etc.

Koninklijke R. Buisman B.V. Zwartsluis.

Condition
This vintage tin for BuismanGS is in a neat condition with normal traces of use and age-related traces of wear. Pictures are part of the description.

Size

• Height: 11.5 cm.
• Diameter: 9 cm.

Buisman aroma, also called Buisman roasted sugar or coffee syrup, is a product of the Buisman company. It is a coffee additive consisting of roasted, caramelized corn syrup and molasses. It is used to improve the taste of coffee.

A small amount of Buisman is added to the coffee during brewing. For a long time 'Buisman' was a generic name for burnt sugar on the Dutch consumer market.

In times of coffee and tea scarcity, such as during the continental system instituted by Napoleon, coffee chicory was a widely used substitute. When coffee was widely available again, chicory continued to be used as an additive because coffee was expensive and people were used to the taste.

A flavour enhancing additive has been found in coffee syrup. This product made coffee spicier and darker, so that it appeared stronger and less coffee beans could be used.

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