Vanilla Extract

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Artisanal, opulent, beautiful, rich, complex, indulgent, elegant, round, refined, and exotic, yet classic.  We personally select fully ripened, sun-cured Madagascar and Tahitian vanilla beans, extracted slowly by cold shaking to elicit the magic of vanilla's over three hundred aromatic compounds.  

In a far-away world of rainforested mountains and untamed rivers where few tourists tread, small farmers in roadless villages grow a long, moist, floral Madagascar vanilla bean from orchids they hand-pollinate.  They are sun-cured by artisans the old way, the best way.

Tahiti, the jewel of the South Pacific, whose storied vanilla history began with a French admiral’s cuttings in 1848. The island’s unique variety imparts a signature floral bouquet. Taha’a, the “Vanilla Island” produces the world’s finest, rarest, Tahitian vanilla. 

Our Vanilla Extract has an interestingly sweet, smooth, fruity, balanced, and rich taste.  It has an intense, warm, lavish, and creamy aroma with rich floral and woody notes.  Our vanilla extract has a delicate, soft, velvety, long, and lingering finish.

In this pure vanilla extract, we include the vanilla bean and a generous helping of tiny seeds from the vanilla pod for a gourmet extract.  Just shake the bottle and pour for a gorgeous look. 

Exceptional for pastry chefs and our secret ingredient for vanishing cookies.  This vanilla stands out rather than blending in.  Bold enough to match the strong flavors of pineapple, mango, and banana, this extract pairs beautifully with tropical fruits. 

Queen Elizabeth I decreed that vanilla stood best on its own and this rich, deep extract is royal every way.

It’s nothing short of miraculous that vanilla extract sits in so many cupboards around the world today. A member of the orchid family, the Vanilla genus originated in Mexico, where the Totonac people parsed the plant’s considerable quirks centuries ago. They had to wait three years for the vanilla vine to flower. Then they prayed that a unique species of bee happened by to pollinate the flowers within 24 hours of blooming. Next came a 9-month wait for the pollinated flower to produce a bean, which then required curing. The process remains protracted today – and labor-intensive, with hand-pollination substituting for the melipona bees unique to Mexico. After the introduction of hand-pollination in the 19th century, vanilla plantations spread to tropical countries around the globe. Madagascar now leads the world in vanilla cultivation. Today, vanilla orchids are manually hand pollinated, and are only receptive to pollination during and incredibly short time frame. On the other thand, their germination period is quite long, as is window necessary to appropriately dry them out. These factors, joined to the fact that they only grow in a handful of regions, makes vanilla one of the most demanding of all crops in terms of attention and labor. Short supply can be made even shorter when big cyclones strike the growing regions, and demand never seems to wane. This makes Vanilla an exceptionally valuable crop, and makes the idea of ‘plain vanilla’ being used to describe something boring or unsophisticated seem quite ironic.

Fat-Free, Saturated Fat-Free, Cholesterol-Free, Sodium-Free, Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Paleo, Vegetarian

Suggestions for Uses

• A dash of vanilla extract can gentle the acidity of tomato sauces and balance the richness of meat stews. 

• If you haven’t tried adding vanilla and cinnamon to chili, you’re missing something.

• Vanilla almond lattes and iced coffees

• Frosted sugar cookies

• Blueberry sour cream bars

• Classic vanilla layered cake with buttercream frosting

• Strawberry cupcakes

• Spiced honey butter

• Crème brûlée, 

• Buttermilk pancakes with blueberries

• Salted caramel shake

• Homemade vanilla ice cream

• It is perfect for flavoring baked goods, such as cakes, cookies, and pastries, as well as ice creams and custards. 

• It can enhance the flavor of both hot and chilled drinks, including coffee, tea, cocktails, lattes, milkshakes, and smoothies

• Great for savory dishes, adding a subtle sweetness and complexity to sauces and marinades.

• Add vanilla to a wine spritzer