Smoke & Stone

Double-Fold Vanilla Extract Blend · Cherry • Smoked Tea

Pre-order

$22

Pre-order: bottled December 5, ships the week of December 7.

Tasting notes: Bourbon vanilla with dark cherry, clove and the gentle smoke of lapsang tea. Each flavor is steeped apart and blended by hand, so the smoke stays a whisper beneath the fruit.
Perfect for: Cherry Pie • Brownies • Chocolate Cake • Manhattan
Made with: Dried tart cherries, lapsang souchong tea, cloves

In a blend pack: two for $40, three for $57 or four for $76. It is also part of all seven blends. Build a pack

The story

Smoke & Stone

Stone for the cherry, smoke for the tea. Tart dried cherries steep for weeks, lapsang souchong for only a few hours, and whole cloves for a day or two, each in its own bourbon, before they are blended into the vanilla a few drops at a time. Made with a smoked Manhattan in mind, and just as good in a chocolate cake.

Flavor notes

Aroma: Dark cherry, pine smoke, clove
Palate: Tart stone fruit and vanilla, then a soft smokiness
Finish: Dry and long, with a trace of clove

From the label

Ingredients: Double-Fold Vanilla Extract (Bourbon, Vanilla Beans), Bourbon, Dried Tart Cherries, Lapsang Souchong Tea, Cloves.
Size: 2 fl oz (59 mL)
Alcohol: 45% Alc./Vol. Not for drinking straight.
Storage: Store in a cool, dark place. Shake before use.

Serving & use

How to use it

A teaspoon in cherry pie filling or a cherry clafoutis.
In dark chocolate brownies or a flourless chocolate cake, where the smoke deepens the cocoa.
A few drops in a barbecue glaze for pork or duck.
A bar spoon in a Manhattan or a Boulevardier.

Blends are concentrated: start with half a teaspoon in a recipe, a quarter to half a teaspoon in a cocktail, and adjust to taste. More on using double-fold vanilla