Henry Marckres is the maple specialist for the Vermont Department of Agriculture. He’s tasted maple syrup almost every day for nearly 3 decades! He’s judged contests around the country, sampled batches from sugarmakers from Highgate to Bennington, and he’s the arbiter of quality for the state of Vermont.
He spent some time with VPR’s Jane Lindholm and shared his thoughts on what distinguishes one jar of maple syrup from another.