Madagascar Vanilla Beans Extract Exclusive Reviews Summary

Vanilla Bean Quality

Pros:

• "These are perfect for making Vanilla Bean."
• "The Beans smelled good, had a nice texture, well packaged."
• "These beans are good sized! I’ve bought beans before and these are fatter and longer than others."
• "I love these Grade B beans. I split them with a paring knife and infuse them in bourbon to make the best vanilla extract. Excellent!"
• "Very affordable. I priced beans in health food store and they were triple in price."
• "This company’s beans have much more aroma than the other beans I purchased."
• "The quality was amazing. Good product for your money."

Cons:

• "They were doubled to create 'double fold' vanilla extract. After 2.5 years the alcohol barely changed color but there is zero vanilla bean smell and the taste isn't even close."
• "These were not very good beans. Very thin and small and kind of greasy."
• "Unfortunately most of these vanilla pods were pretty tough and dry."
• "But these were super thin and hard to slice."
• "These were shorter - about the size from top of my palm to top of middle finger."
• "These are WAY thin and tiny!"
• "These vanilla beans are the smallest I’ve ever seen."

Packaging and Shipping

Pros:

• "Delivered quickly and smelled great!"
• "They smelled amazing and my jars are looking great!!!!"
• "This came quickly and was well packaged."
• "Package arrived vacuum sealed and beans were as described."
• "Order received promptly and beans were exactly what I needed."
• "These shipped and arrived on time and is perfect well packaged condition."
• "Very aromatic, well prepared, and vacuum sealed. These are excellent Madagascar Vanilla Beans!!!!"

Cons:

• "Package arrived sealed, but not vacuum sealed ( had a lot of air in package)."
• "Beans were dried out because the bag wasn’t sealed properly."
• "The package arrived full of air (not vacuum packed) and on the dryer side compared to other beans I've purchased elsewhere."
• "Well it’s vanilla bean from the internet. They arrived in a thin plastic bag with holes, and they were very dried out."
• "I received the vanilla beans and they were opened. I tried returning them so I could order new ones and this item is not eligible for returns."
• "The packaging has holes and not vaccum sealed anymore."
• "These beans are the thickness of a spaghetti strand before it’s cooked."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "I was able to get a full refund."
• "Edit** I found a phone number on the package and they promptly replaced my order."
• "The company reached out to me for the crappy review and they wanted to make it right on their part.. I told em I still want to make vanilla (4 late Xmas gifts) so it's coming :) very friendly and co-operative."
• "Very happy with the service and new beans."
• "Very impressed with customer service that I have received."
• "I had a question and customer service was super responsive."
• "I'm using these for extract in baking and lotions! They are working really well and smell so nice!"

Cons:

• "I still went ahead and proceeded them since Amazon wouldn’t let me return them."
• "They are not returnable."
• "I would have returned it or reached out to the seller but there was not options."
• "When I reached out to the company a year later with my complaints, they offered to give a refund but not before they acted very unprofessionally getting defensive and wanting to argue with me."
• "I am so disappointed in this product and wished I could have just returned them."
• "I took them to Amazon to show and explain... I HAVE BEEN PRIME MEMBER FOR YEARS AND DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS NO RETURN."
• "They are half the size of ones that I have bought in the past, I would need 3 pack of these to make my extract. And I can not return them."

Vanilla Extract Results

Pros:

• "I use this vanilla for my homemade vanilla extract. The first batch came out so good I had to get more. Extract came out so flavorful."
• "I used 750 ml of 80 proof vodka divided between 2 bottles. Cut the vanilla beans in half vertically with scissors. Set the bottles in my pantry for about 7 months giving them a good shake about twice a week. So delicious."
• "The fragrance was great, and after 30 days the extract is doing well."
• "I used Madagascar beans last spring for sale this fall with a one year aging process, and I have to admit that the wait was worth it."
• "So many people have said our regular vanilla and bourbon vanilla was delicious after just 3 months of ‘brewing’."
• "Added to a bottle of vodka, Shake once a week for a couple of months. Transfer to smaller bottles and give as gifts. Highest quality vanilla you can get."
• "Wow was I suprised with the aroma and flavor after just 1 month."

Cons:

• "Total waste of money! Started a bottle of Vanilla extract back in March around the 22nd, shook twice a day for 2 weeks, left in cool dark room and checked on my vanilla a few days ago and they hadn’t done anything, no smell to the bottle, barely noticeable tint of color to the vodka, absolutely no flavor was imparted to the vodka."
• "I put 4 beans (sliced vertically and horizontally) in each jar and shook regularly and a year later it still tastes like Vodka, not vanilla."
• "Not quite sure if I can make my normal bottle of vanilla out of them without having to order more, which is disappointing, at the cost."
• "Zero flavor. Really confused by how that happens."
• "Good product, but they must be more for cooking. Used them to make vanilla extract and the taste is too mild. It's been 6 months and the flavor isn't there."
• "I made vanilla when I purchased these and it's very light and doesn't have a very strong scent when I opened the jars or the bottle I used 2 beans in each pint jar and in the bottle I'm not sure now but I put a good many in it and my opinion is if them is they don't do the job I expected."
• "These were delivered quickly and were perfect for the vanilla I am making with them as gifts for Christmas 2023."