Question: can you get maple syrup from a japanese maple

title: Maple syrup
text: One author described maple syrup as `` a unique ingredient , smooth - and silky - textured , with a sweet , distinctive flavour -- hints of caramel with overtones of toffee will not do -- and a rare colour , amber set alight . Maple flavour is , well , maple flavour , uniquely different from any other . '' Agriculture Canada has developed a `` flavour wheel '' that details 91 unique flavours that can be present in maple syrup . These flavours are divided into 13 families : vanilla , empyreumatic ( burnt ) , milky , fruity , floral , spicy , foreign ( deterioration or fermentation ) , foreign ( environment ) , maple , confectionery , plant ( herbaceous ) , plant ( forest , humus or cereals ) , and plant ( ligneous ) . These flavours are evaluated using a procedure similar to wine tasting . Other culinary experts praise its unique flavour .