Organic. Dark. Supple. Intensely Aromatic. Vanilla is our family business for more than a century. e personally select the finest, fully-ripened vanilla beans, each one hand-pollinated by small farmers, and sun-cured for four months entirely by hand. Truly artisanal. Craftsmanship at its finest. Vanilla is a rain-forest orchid. It requires loving and devoted hand labor. We work intimately with small farmers and curers for the best beans. No one produces finer vanilla beans than Madagascar. No one selects finer Madagascar vanilla beans than Cook's.