10 Planifolia Vanilla Gourmet from Waitukubuli Nature-Island (from 2 Pods)

Organic Vanilla Planifolia Gourmet from Waitukubuli aka Dominica, the "Nature-Island"
Origin: Waitukubuli (Commonwealth of Dominica)
Terroir: Laudat (& Rosehill soon coming | 2025)
Harvest: 2024
Curing: Ripe, cured and refined in jars
Refining: >12 months
DDM: 31.12.2028
 
Dominica being a small island, most of the farms and plantations are never far from the ocean front, and located from 30m up to 600m above sea level, inside the tropical rain forest. The production is exceptional but rare and the quantity is limited. The only agroforestry plantations have been restored and developed from original wild vanilla plants spreading all around after the last hurricane and are maintained by passionated organic farmers who also plant and process cane, cocoa, banana, ginger, as well as other crops and aromatic herbs.
 
These Nature Island Vanilla vines are grown under the canopy of the rain forest in a soil rich in organic matter and from the first harvest these exceptional beans have been processed as fresh vanilla pods (unscalded, unscarified and not dried) which allow all aromas to continiously evolve without evaporating like with the conventional drying processes; as beans age they develop an incomparable range of aromas and flavours, defined by pronounced liquorice, coumarin, and fresh floral as well as tobacco leaf notes with buttery caramel in the background, some atypical hints of maraschino and slight aromatic notes of banana. Another exclusivity, available only by Sylvanilla®.
 
As exceptional as the terroirs, the Nature Island Vanilla from Dominica have one of the highest oil content and are recognisable by their thickness and unique aromatic profile.
 
Beans measure +- 19 cm for an average weight of 5g.
Moisture: 40%
Vanillin: +-2.2%
Packaging: 2 pods or more in glass tubes, or glass jars or in sachets
Nature Island Vanilla, Waitukubuli, Commonwealth of Dominica origin certified