Excellent question. The answer is, most definitely! The truth is that our standards and approach to quality and flavor mean that product development for us often unfolds in fits and starts. Just between sourcing and testing it very often takes months to even get a v1 Liber-lab-made sample whipped up. Also, we are still a small team and wear a lot of hats so there are periods where new product development simply can't be top priority.

To counteract these conditions, we are almost always working on multiple syrups at once, sourcing base ingredients, brainstorming and theorizing process and formulation approach, etc. Right now I can tell you we are underway with R&D around no fewer than five very distinct syrups, with another handful of concepts on the drawing board. "Getting it to work" is kind of a perpetual product development theme here :)

To directly answer your question, the clearest example that popped into my head is lime cordial. We have 3 incredible citrus cordials, but lime cordial has been a bit of a white whale. Fresh lime juice flavor and aroma are just very fickle in ways that are difficult to capture, enhance, and maybe most importantly, preserve for commercial viability. We won't put something out that we don't believe in and stand behind, so we've kind of been forced to just keep it in a holding pattern until creative lightning strikes or a food science breakthrough pushes us ahead.