Vanilla Extract

Other Common Names: Vanilla Bean, Vanilla Pod, Vanilla Extract, Vanilla Essence. Botanical Names: (Vanilla planifolia, V. fragrans)

Shake well before opening, as there may be some sediment due to the above standard quantity of vanilla beans infused.

Vanilla is made by drying and curing the green, tasteless pod from a tropical, climbing orchid that is indigenous to South America. The curing process takes up to 3 months and by the time it is completed, a Vanilla Bean may have been handled between 200 to 250 times!

Herbie’s Spices 2 Folds Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract is made by steeping 200 grams of chopped, cured Vanilla Beans in 1 litre of alcohol, and then distilling-off much of the spirit. Single fold extracts, which are most common, only use 100 grams per litre of alcohol for extraction.

Use Herbie’s Spices natural Vanilla Extract instead of artificial Vanilla essence for a rounder, more full-bodied taste.