August 2026 — The Late Summer Vanilla Bean Blend

A vanilla extract blend designed to celebrate August

(Retail orders ship immediately. Orders that contain group buy vanilla beans usually ship in 4-8 weeks.)

Why These Three Beans Own August

August is the last full exhale of summer — mornings carry the first cool edge of what's coming, garden harvests are at their peak, and the light turns golden earlier each evening. It's a month of abundance and transition, and the flavors of this blend were chosen to mirror exactly that.

Comoros vanilla brings the sweetness of late summer itself — a classic, marshmallowy vanilla with deep caramel and dark chocolate undertones. It's the warmth of a sun-soaked afternoon, familiar and enveloping.

Madagascar Pompona (Ambilobe) vanilla adds something entirely unexpected — rich vanilla with distinctive banana and tropical fruit notes, bold and fruity with a creamy complexity that no planifolia bean can replicate. It is the abundance of August itself: lush, ripe, and bursting with character at the peak of the season.

Uganda vanilla rounds the blend with bold vanilla and subtle raisin and fig notes — a quiet, earthy finish that bridges the sweetness of summer and the warmth of early fall.

Together, these three origins create a layered extract profile that is sweet and tropical up front, fruity and complex in the middle, and earthy on the finish — a flavor arc that mirrors August itself.

Designed for Vodka & Gin

This blend was specifically formulated for light, clean spirits — vodka and gin. Here's why that matters:

• Vodka is a neutral canvas. It lets the Comoros marshmallow and Ambilobe banana and tropical fruit notes come forward without competition, producing a clean, sweet, multi-dimensional extract that shines in baked goods, custards, and cocktail syrups.
• Gin is botanically complex. The earthy Uganda beans and the fruity Ambilobe pompona complement gin's herbal and citrus notes rather than clashing with them — the result is a sophisticated extract with unexpected depth, ideal for savory-sweet applications and late-summer desserts.

Use the ratio of 1oz of beans for every 8oz of alcohol. For light spirits like vodka and gin, allow this blend to age up to 1 year for full flavor development. The banana and tropical fruit notes from the Ambilobe and the fig and raisin notes from Uganda deepen significantly over time — patience rewards you with a richer, more complex extract.

Blend Specifications

Collector's Edition — Limited Window

When this blend closes it won't return for a year.

Happy Extracting!