Nilla Vanilla
From Vine to Jar

Five stages, every batch.

  1. 01

    Hand-pollinated

    Each orchid flower opens for one day a year and is pollinated by hand, the same method discovered in 1841.

  2. 02

    Harvested at 9 months

    Pods are cut green, just as the tip turns yellow — too early and they never develop full flavour.

  3. 03

    Cured six months

    Blanched, sweated, sun-dried and conditioned in cedar boxes until the vanillin crystallises.

  4. 04

    Graded by hand

    Sorted for moisture, oil sheen and pliability. Only pods above 30% moisture are sold as Grade A.

  5. 05

    Shipped to you

    Sealed and dispatched from South Africa, Halal friendly, with the batch's grading on the label.

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