Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade B for Extract, Cooking and Baking (10ea) by FITNCLEAN Vanilla. Whole Non-GMO Pods

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This is my third time purchasing these vanilla beans and I have not been disappointed. They are great quality and they taste amazing! I use them to make my own vanilla extract and have gifted many bottles and always get rave reviews. The price for them is great and they last. They were vacuumed sealed upon arrival and the size and quantity received was exactly as described.

these vanilla beans are fresh, plump and full of vanilla seeds. I will say though that if you are making vanilla extract in 8oz bottles, you have to trim some of them to fit, but not by much. Overall, a great purchase and I'm excited to see how the extract turns out a year or so from now (I used spiced rum for one batch and weisers special blend for the other)

I tried Tahitian beans to make vanilla extract using various spirits: Rum, Bourbon, Vodka, and Vodka plus grain alcohol. I did a similar test with these beans from Madagascar (i.e., Malagasy beans). I let the mixtures age for eight months. The results, in all cases, were that these Malagasy beans were far superior in color, aroma, and taste; hence, the reason I gave these Malagasy beans five stars. So, if you are buying vanilla beans for making your own vanilla extract, I would strongly recommend avoiding the Tahitian beans. Next, for spirits, the best one (so far) is bourbon. It generates a great color, great aroma, and great flavor. I've tried both Evans Black and Evans Bonded with these Malagasy beans (some Grade B, some Grade A), and they produce excellent vanilla extract. Remember, you have to let them age for at least 30 days, and I would say a minimum of 90 days. I have one bottle that I've been aging since Sep 1, 2020, and it is awesome! In short, I pretty much go for the Grade A Malagasy beans and put about six of these in an 8.5-ounce, square-glass, sealable bottle and fill it with Evans Black or Evans Bonded. Then just let them age! I hope the above helps. If you've done some experiments yourself, please add your comments. I would enjoy reading them.

I bought these Madagascar Vanilla Beans to continue or extend my vanilla extract but I've been making since March of 2019. Because vanilla is perpetual you can keep adding your alcohol of choice and vanilla beans and it'll go on forever. I haven't opened up the package yet but I can literally smell the vanilla beans through the package so I know that they're pretty potent with their flavor in aroma and the package (although sealed) is pliable which indicates that they are not dried out. They seem quite meaty so they're full of the caviar.