Bourbon Premium Vanilla Extract (Madagascar)

Description

Bourbon Vanilla is a generic term for Vanilla planifolia, and is the most commonly used variety in vanilla extract. Vanilla planifolia stock originated in Mexico, vanilla’s birthplace, but cuttings were taken to other tropical countries in the 1700s. In the 1800s, the French developed large plantations on Reunion, known at the time as the Ile de Bourbon, hence the name Bourbon. Although Bourbon vanilla extract contains alcohol, it is not made from Bourbon whiskey.

Culinary Tips

Bourbon vanilla has the familiar vanilla flavor that we associate with vanilla ice cream and other vanilla flavored desserts and beverages.  Creamy, hay-like notes, rich flavor and an assertive finish.

Use this flavorful vanilla in all your favorite cookies, cakes and pastries. Finish savory cream sauces with a few drops of Madagascar vanilla extract. Add a splash to pork dishes and keep a small bottle available for bar drinks. Think outside the box when using vanilla. It provides a great boost to nearly everything. Add it judiciously and be delighted by the flavor boost!

Ingredients: Purified water, sugar cane alcohol, premium vanilla bean extractives.
No artificial flavors or preservatives. Gluten-free. Non-GMO.

Vanilla extract has no expiration date. Because pure vanilla extract contains 35% alcohol by law, it will age and become more mellow and flavorful over time. Extracts do best in temperatures between 55 degrees F ( 12.8 C) and 80 degrees F (26.6 C), and away from light. Store in a cool, dark cupboard, away from any source of heat such as a stove or oven.

Want to make your own extract?… Here’s how.

Why we use plastic bottles for quarts of extracts
While glass bottles (especially dark-colored glass bottles) are optimal for storing extracts, this works well only in smaller sizes. Many of our commercial customers, such as bakeries and restaurants, purchase extracts in larger sizes. If a glass bottle shatters in a commercial kitchen, everything shuts down while the glass is cleaned up. Therefore, commercial kitchens prefer plastic, in order to avoid the danger of broken glass. As a result, we sell our larger sizes of extract in food-grade plastic bottles.

The second reason we use plastic rather than glass is that glass is heavier and more fragile than plastic. Packaging extracts in glass doubles the weight, thereby increasing shipping costs. Using plastic saves you money in shipping fees and decreases the possibility of damage in transit. If you prefer your extracts in glass, feel free to decant the extract into a glass container once you receive it.

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