Chef-O-Van Natural Flavoring Extracts, Pure Vanilla, 16 Ounce

I know the price of vanilla has jumped up due to problems with the crop in Madagascar, but it seems to extend to the aroma of the product. I can remember fifty years ago sneaking a taste of vanilla extract just to get all that vanilla-ey goodness. Nowadays it smells like a chem lab. I read somewhere that you should only use it in cooking, in order to let the alcohol burn off and leave you with the vanilla flavor. Well, I guess that's farming for you. And I bought the cheapest I could find, but it seems the McCormick's smells like alcohol too.

It really has a strong vanilla flavor and you can really smell the alcohol. I make homemade vanilla coffee syrups a lot and it really keeps its flavor, better than any other brand I have used.

Not a true vanilla. Tastes like pure alcohol. Disappointed

Great price for a good product!

Delicious vanilla flavor, great for baking!

Very low quality. Tastes like an imitation vanilla at best.

Absolutely awful. Doesn't even taste like vanilla.

I bake at least three or four times a week!I enjoy Baking very much and try to have the cakeor whatever pastry is delicious as possibleor why bother?.I use a tablespoon of Vanilla with all recipes!Great Vanilla makes the cakes!Vanilla is the foundation for great tasting baking goodsI am familiar with nearly every vanilla extract or flavor.This particular Vanilla product probably not enhanceyour cake or baked goods!. It seemed dilutedand had no scent of vanilla!Try another brand of vanilla.Shirley