01/14/2026
A little note on Vanilla and Beaver Butts. Now you may wonder why there’s any connection between these two things. In fact, currently, there isn’t much connection but there used to be. The beaver has castor sacs located under its tail that the animal uses to mark its territory. Castoreum was harvested by fur trappers and used for things such as perfumes ect. I don’t know who first decided to try adding it to food for flavor but they were a braver soul then I am! Long story short, the use of castoreum in artificial vanilla has faded out. I don’t know exactly how they make artificial vanilla currently and in all honesty , we might not want to know!
Maybe it’s better than beaver butts. Maybe not. 😂
We received a shipment of REAL vanilla not long ago and I’d love to get some sold before we close down. It’s got two ingredients. Vodka and real, true vanilla beans. No beaver butts or lab grown ingredients included. See you Thursday and Friday!