With its sweet, perfumed aroma and a woody or smoky flavor, the popularity of vanilla goes back centuries. Native to Central and South America, vanilla wasn’t discovered by Europeans until the 1500s and it took another 200 years before it was the to become the spice of royalty. Today, vanilla is second only to saffron as the most expensive spice in the world! Because of it’s high price and popularity around the globe, most of the “vanilla” you think you’re savoring isn’t even real, it’s synthetic.
If you think all Vanillas are alike, think again! The “lowly” vanilla is a member of the orchid family. And with over 25,000 different species, this is no small family. The vanilla is an amazingly complex and subtle spice with a plethora of diversity. It contains somewhere between 250 and 500 different flavor and fragrance components, and each Vanilla variation has its own signature. Vanilla blends exquisitely with other aromas, every essence conveying a different nuance, a different mood. Our Vanilla Vanilla Vanilla Collections (we love vanilla so much we had to say it three times) are delicious to experience and wondrous in their subtleies. At Wallford, we can change the atmosphere of your home through scent alone. Each fragrance is artistically crafted utilizing the purest ingredients from across the globe. Each one achieving a distinct balance of nuanced aromas, but the one thing they all have in common is the delectable, luscious Vanilla.
