Cook Islands V. tahitensis Vanilla Beans

V. tahitensis vanilla beans from the Cook Islands are one of our very favorites! These luscious beans have a very sweet aroma, with hints of ice cream and cotton candy. They're so flavorful we can smell them through the packaging! This vanilla bean has made our best seller list for good reason--they're a wonderful example of the diverse range of vanilla beans. Cook Islands V. tahitensis are fantastic in a rum-based vanilla extract for cream or fruit-based applications, like on fresh peaches or strawberries, in ice cream, or custard.  These beans are large and plump with usually only 3 or 4 beans in an ounce. This bean does change from time to time and can be as small as having 9 or 10 beans per ounce, although it is more common for them to be large.  

To save on packaging, beans purchased by the ounce will be shipped in a selection of one or two-ounce vacuum bags to make up the total number of ounces ordered.