Back to School 2026 — Vanilla Extract Blend | Sumatra, Madagascar & Sentani Vanilla Beans

A vanilla extract blend for your favorite back-to-school treats

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

A Blend Built for Back-to-School Baking

There's a particular kind of magic in coming home from the first day of school to the smell of something warm in the oven. Cookies cooling on the counter. A cake just pulled from the heat. The kitchen as the center of everything. This blend was designed for exactly that moment — and for the extract you start making now so it's ready when those moments arrive.

Three origins. Three distinct flavor personalities. One blend that works beautifully in the classic baked goods kids and grandkids love most.

The Origins & Their Flavors

Sumatra, Indonesia — Rich vanilla with mocha, cacao, and soft dried fruit notes. Sumatra brings depth and warmth — the backbone of this blend. It's the note that makes a chocolate chip cookie taste like it came from somewhere special.

Madagascar — Buttery, creamy, and classically rich. Madagascar is the vanilla flavor most people grew up with — familiar, comforting, and universally loved. It anchors the blend and makes it approachable for any recipe.

Sentani, Indonesia (V. tahitensis) — Subtle, sweet, floral, with a hint of blackberry. Sentani is the unexpected lift in this blend — a delicate floral note that brightens the richness of Sumatra and Madagascar and makes the extract feel alive in lighter baked goods like sugar cookies, shortbread, and vanilla cake.

Together, these three create a layered extract that is rich and creamy at the core, complex and mocha-forward in the middle, and gently floral on the finish — a profile that performs beautifully across the full range of back-to-school baking.

How to Make Your Extract

Use a ratio of 1oz of beans for every 8oz of alcohol. Vodka is the ideal spirit for this blend — its neutral profile lets the creamy Madagascar and mocha Sumatra notes come forward cleanly, while the Sentani florals stay bright and distinct.

Allow this extract to age up to 1 year for light spirits like vodka. Order now and your extract will be ready in time for back-to-school baking season next year — that's the whole point of starting early.

Blend Specifications

Collector's Edition — Limited Window

Only available for purchase once a year. 

Happy Extracting!