Madagascar Vanilla Beans Grade B - Extract Grade

These look and smell very nice. I used rum to soak them. I'm looking forward to the vanilla extract.

Hmm......

Not sure if I would buy Grade B beans again. They are quite dry and crispy.

Good Quality Beans at a good Price

The beans came vacuum sealed and seem to be fresh. They seem full bodied and not dried out at all. I am well satisfied with the quality. I have just immersed them in four 6oz. bottles of Vodka. I believe the ratio that I used will yield about a 1.45 cut. I intend to let them age for at least 1 year or more. I guess I will know the true quality of the beans at that time but from the looks and feel of the beans I expect a good quality extract. This is my third attempt at making vanilla extract. I have my first attempt that has been aging for slightly over 1 year in Bourbon. I bought the beans from a different supplier and they were not as good a quality as these. I hope and believe these beans will do better than my first attempt. I will say my first attempt has produced some of the best tasting Bourbon I have ever had but it is not even close to vanilla extract.