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BOURBON GOLD VANILLA FROM MADAGASCAR - MATURING IN A TRUNK

When we think of vanilla, we inevitably think of Madagascar. Bourbon vanilla is an appellation that includes several countries: Madagascar, Comoros, Mayotte, Mauritius, Reunion. Since the beginning of the 20th century, vanilla has been planted in Madagascar. It quickly gained international fame thanks to the quality of its refining and its aroma. The industry and the great pastry chefs swear by this origin. Although the vanilla industry is going through a difficult period with high prices, the love that consumers have for this vanilla remains intact.

Today, Madagascar is the first producer of vanilla with 80% of the world's harvest each year.



Its aromatic amplitude enchants us, it becomes for some an addiction.

I prefer it in sweet recipes. For example, when I prepare a crème brûlée, a floating island or simply a poached pear. These are quick and easy recipes to show you the quality of your Bourbon vanilla. You will discover all its aromatic amplitude and all its cocoa and dried fruit notes in this type of preparation.

HOW DID DAVID VANILLE DISCOVER BOURBON GOLD VANILLA?

I have always loved commerce, travel and people. When I was 18 years old, I used to go to markets and flea markets to sell chocolate bread and Bourbon vanilla from Madagascar to "make a buck". I was fascinated by the smell of Bourbon vanilla. Every year, I would buy it several times on the internet and sell it to customers on weekends.

I would explain and praise the quality of Madagascar, its sensual nose, its cocoa notes. Without knowing it, I had fallen into the pot like Obelix, but unlike the magic potion, it was in the world of vanilla.

When I went to Lille to do my Bac +2, I continued to sell vanilla on the Wazemmes market, on flea markets and in front of the Super U in Breteuil. The two franchisees allowed me to set up my little table in front of the entrance of their store.

I went to India for the first time that same year thanks to my savings. I discovered an extraordinary country, wonderful people and especially the passion of my life: spices and Vanilla.

My first trip to Madagascar was in 2012. Landing in Antananarivo, the capital, and flight to Sambava a few hours later.

First sensation, an omnipresent smell of vanilla as soon as I got off the plane.

The harvest had just been done, the pods were spread out on jute bags in the exporters' yards, in front of some stores, along the roads.

I thought I was dreaming. A dream come true!



Meeting with my contacts on the spot, women and men who make the magic of this spice even greater.

Visit of the plantations, producers, collectors, setting up of the specifications, discovery of the vanilla country.

If I managed to get there, it was thanks to my clients who trusted me. They are the ones who pushed me to go ahead, who gave me the chance to live my passion at 200%.

Today, Bourbon vanilla remains my first love.

I made great discoveries during my many trips to the plantations, but the first love is the one that takes us to places that were unknown at the time.

It took a lot of perseverance to understand how to improve the quality of my imports.

Changing partners, finding a team, a woman to be precise, who helped me in my learning, my vanilla sensibility, my selections of the best vintages of Madagascar.

We can only build a real partnership on the basis of mutual trust.

After more than 8 years of searching for the best vintages in the world, by acquiring a discipline, a know-how, I manage to propose a vanilla from Madagascar that is off the beaten track.

IS BOURBON GOLD VANILLA BETTER THAN THE OTHERS?

If I had to tell you only one thing, it is that Vanilla is my Life. When I sell one of my selections, it is a little bit of me that I offer.

I receive samples all year long. I choose from the best lots, the one that makes me "vibrate".

I do my best so that the price of my selections follows the market price, as close as possible. The quality of my vanilla and my spices is my signature. Vanilla beans, vanilla grains on the surface, a very greedy set, ideal to discover the Bourbon vanilla of Madagascar. A refining of several months for a bluffing result in the pastries!
The smaller the size of the vanilla pods, the more pods you will have per kilo. The aromatic will be greedy and vanilla but less precise than a vanilla of a superior size.

*** Bourbon Gold Vanilla from Madagascar

The best of the harvest, a quality that touches excellence between 28 and 37% humidity (more aromatic amplitude), offers cocoa notes on a buttery-creamy whole. A unique quality and a David Vanille signature.
Vanilla beans that represent a tiny percentage of the harvest. Always in search of exceptional pods, of Gold maturation, this quality is for lovers of rare and high quality products.

If you wish to treat yourself, you will be charmed!

HOW TO STORE YOUR VANILLA BEANS ?

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To take full advantage of its aromatic palette, take care to split your bean along its entire length, remove the seeds and integrate the whole into your recipe.