Beaned

Shopping for vanilla beans in the Duluth Kitchen Company Marketplace

"Bourbon Vanilla Beans", it said....

Having never bought vanilla beans I asked the clerk, "Do you have any regular vanilla beans?"

Ha! I've come to learn a thing or two...

Although vanilla extract is made up of at least 35% alcohol by volume, the “bourbon” in “Bourbon Vanilla” is not the name of the alcohol used to make it. Bourbon vanilla is the name for all vanilla grown in Madagascar and other islands in the Indian Ocean, including Comoros and Réunion. Réunion was formerly known as the Île Bourbon, and it is the name of that island that gave Bourbon Vanilla its name. Bourbon vanilla beans come from the orchid V. planifolia. Bourbon vanilla beans have a high vanillin content and a very strong, clear and creamy vanilla flavor that is instantly resognizable and a great addition to any recipe.

~http://bakingbites.com/2012/06/what-is-bourbon-vanilla/

Homemade ice cream on the way....