The latest in our By, Jill series of expertly crafted extract blends, The Peppermint Patina captures a world-famous flavor pairing: dark chocolate and peppermint. Designed to celebrate both the sweetness and the spice that comes from our beautiful planet as we celebrate the natural wonder and sweet flavors of our earth in April.
Delivering before Earth Day - Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
This sophisticated blend features:
- Dark chocolate and peppermint as the foundation
- Two vanilla bean origins – one from Africa, another from Mexico – to soften and round the profile and provide a soft Mexican vanilla spicy undertone.
- Pink peppercorns – used by chefs worldwide in dark chocolate recipes to increase sweetness and provide a subtle spicy kick to the natural earthiness of dark chocolate.
- FREE LABEL: Each jar comes with a FREE Peppermint Patina jar label and twine.
Just add vodka. This beautiful extract blend is ready in just a few months, perfect for summer cooking, baking, homemade chocolate ice creams, cocktails, a drop in your morning coffee, or holiday baking.
An especially sweet gift for loved ones who love baking – ideal for holidays, birthdays, or showers.
As with all new blends By, Jill, this blend comes with a beautiful new extract bottle. The Nevis - named after the beautiful island of Nevis in the Caribbean, one of our most elegant decanting jars yet. Used to hold and showcase your finished Peppermint Patina extract and including a beautiful, decorative Peppermint Patina label the comes for FREE with your order of the Peppermint Patina extract blend.
Instructions For Making This Extract - Ready in as little as 2 months:
- You will need a large open-mouth extract jar for this blend, a mason jar is ideal.
- Pour contents of the pouch into a jar using the following amount of vodka:
- 2oz Pouch - 12oz of Vodka
- 4oz Pouch - 24oz of Vodka
- 8oz Pouch - 48oz of Vodka
- 1lb Pouch - 96oz of Vodka
- Ensure that vanilla beans are fully submerged.
- Store in a cool/dark place for 2 months and taste test by putting 1 drop of extract into 1 tablespoon of milk. If you like the taste, you can begin to use. If you would like more chocolate/peppermint flavor, continue extracting for up to 2 more months, taste testing regularly.
- Remove all the ingredients once ready and decant into a more decorative jar for use or gifting.
- If you would prefer more vanilla flavor, leave the vanilla beans in for as long as you choose, taste testing regularly.
You can grind your dried, old cacao nibs to be used as a garnish, in coffee, cookies and much more. They will have a slight peppermint and pink peppercorn flavor. You can add your vanilla beans to a mother jar or dry and powder them as well. They will also have a slight peppermint and sweet pink peppercorn flavor.
