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Taste Test | Vanilla
FOOD | By MARC DUNCAN | Spring 2009

Our taste test of seven distinctive vanilla brands makes for a challenging quest
Photography Jeong-Eun Kook

With one hundred and fifty varieties, and two hundred and fifty organic compounds comprising its unique flavour profiles, vanilla is the number one recognized flavour. From bourbon to Madagascar, vanilla bean to vanilla paste, the comforting taste will instantly alter your mood.

	Aust and Hachmann Bourbon Vanilla Extract Premium Gourmet 2X, price upon request, www.austhachcanada.com
	Nielsen-Massey Mexican Pure Vanilla Extract, $13.95, www.nielsenmassey.com
	Sonoma Syrup Co. Madagascar Bourbon and Tahitian Vanilla with Vanilla Beans (Special Blend Vanilla Extract Crush), $15.00 www.sonomasyrup.com
	Aust and Hachmann Tahitensis Vanilla Extract Gourmet 1X, price upon request, www.austhachcanada.com
	Sonoma Syrup Co. Madagascar Bourbon and Tahitian Vanilla (Pure Vanilla Extract Blend), $14.50 www.sonomasyrup.com
	Watkins Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract, $12.99, www.jrwatkins.com
	Royal Command Pure Bourbon Vanilla Extract with Vanilla Bean Seeds, $11.95, www.epicureal.com
For more on our Vanilla taste test see page 18 of the Spring 2009 issue of City Style and Living Magazine, here.

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