What Makes Our Extracts Special?
You or your giftee will be pleased that you chose Sonoma Syrup Co. We provide an elevated experience with our commitment to small batch production, carefully sourced ingredients, and superior-tasting natural flavors.
Crafted in small batches for premium quality
Our Extract blends are produced in small batches to ensure that each one meets our high standards. Curated production allows us to offer authentic products that create an exceptional taste for discerning palates. You’ll be able to taste our commitment to quality in every drop.
Made with organic, all-natural ingredients
All of our ingredients are carefully chosen from premium farms and local purveyors. Our Vanilla Extract blends are certified organic, and we seek only the finest ingredients available.
No artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives
Our products are formulated using the finest ingredients; all are non-gmo, gluten-free, and never contain preservatives, artificial flavors, or colors.
Rich, concentrated flavors for superior taste
We remain dedicated to working with highly skilled farmers who source only authentic ingredients. Using our Extracts in your favorite recipes will shine through and make the artisanal difference.
How to Use Flavored Extracts
Our Extracts are versatile and will add depth of flavor to your recipes. You or a beloved giftee can use these extracts in all of the following ways:
Baking and desserts
Extracts are the perfect addition to baking and desserts where you need to add either a hint, or a lot of flavor. Add our sugar-free extracts into cake batter, cookies, pastries, frostings, and more.
Coffees & Teas
Extracts can be a bold flavor enhancer for your favorite drinks without added sugar. Vanilla, Almond, and Lemon flavors can bring rich new character to your homemade coffee, tea, and creamer.
Cocktails & Mocktails
With our selection of powerful Extracts, you can create amazing classic cocktails or invent your own. Our Vanilla and other extracts create tantalizingly deep tastes for you and your guests to enjoy.
Culinary Creations
Make deliciously flavorful ice cream and homemade syrups using our highly concentrated Extracts. Flavors can also be infused in savory dishes, such as sauces, marinades, soups, and stews.
Types of Flavored Extracts
Our special selection of sugar free Extracts includes some of the most coveted flavors in recipes of choice and culinary creations. Learn more about each of the varieties we offer and how to utilize them in your home:
Vanilla Extract “Blend”
Our certified Organic Vanilla Bean Extract “Blend” is ready for all recipes that call for a truly authentic vanilla flavor. Made from blend of Tahitian & Madagascar Bourbon vanilla varietals.
Vanilla Extract “Crush®”
Check out our prized Organic Vanilla Bean Extract "Crush®" including vanilla bean seeds and extracted in a cold process method to attain the highest desirable taste notes bursting with rich vanilla flavor.
Pure Almond Extract
Our pure Almond Extract is perfect for all of your staple recipes. It adds an intense aromatic flavor dimension to baked goods, homemade coffee creamers, sauces and other uses.
Pure Lemon Extract
Our pure Lemon Extract has an exquisite flavor that creates a bright flavor bouquet in baked goods and drinks. It is perfect for your next sweet or savory treat.
Frequently Asked Questions
What sets Sonoma Syrup Co.’s apart is the expertise of our vanilla business partner, dedicated flavor chemists, a 100‑year history of innovation and experimentation, and a passionate love for this beautiful bean grown from an orchid and hand pollinated. Vanilla beans burst with more than 300 flavor components, which only extract can capture. We work with a manufacturer who pioneered a proprietary slow, cold, direct extraction to enhance each of these components.
Our manufacturing partner sources most vanilla beans from Madagascar, where they work directly with small farmers and artisanal curers. We work with a top company who own a plantation in Fiji, and also source beans from Tonga, Tahiti and Papua New Guinea.
We do not add any sugar to our extracts.
Yes. We use pure and simple raw ingredients, which have not been processed to modify their proteins or DNA, in all our extracts.
Yes. Our Pure Almond Extract is allergen-free. They are not derived from nuts. The flavor is extracted from oil of bitter almond, which is derived from stone fruit pits. It is safe for anyone with a nut allergy. Our extract production facilities do not contain any nut or gluten products. We use an allergen-free facility, and make food quality and safety our first priority.
All our Extracts are gluten-free.
Terpenes are a natural waxy compound found in the peel of a citrus such as lemon or orange. The oil of citrus, pressed for extract, still contains these terpenes, which will turn the oil rancid and harsh. By removing them, we guarantee a fresh extract with no rancidity problem and provides a very long shelf life.
Bourbon refers to the geographic regions where vanilla beans are grown on the island of Madagascar blended with Tahitian beans which are grown in the South Pacific, French Polynesia and Papua New Guinea. These French origins are how vanilla planifolia, the “classic” vanilla whose flavor profile is the most recognizable, became known as Bourbon vanilla. We blend two geographic regions of vanilla beans to create a blend to support cold and hot culinary applications in the kitchen.
Infusing flavor using the world’s finest vanilla beans from Madagascar and the South Pacific, the leading suppliers of the highest quality vanilla beans, crafted, blended, fair and sustainably sourced since 2002. Bourbon vanilla, the world’s most widely recognized vanilla, is complex and rich. Its dominant characteristics can vary slightly depending on the region in which it is grown. Madagascar Bourbon vanilla is deep and creamy, enhancing any ingredient it’s paired with. Tongan Bourbon vanilla is sweeter, and sharper, adding a standout floral note. Indonesian Bourbon is spicy and earthy. Tahitian vanilla is sweet, tropical, and floral—unique and unforgettable.
Pure vanilla extract must contain at least 13.35 ounces of vanilla beans per gallon. Our formulas are proprietary, but that is the minimum.
By law, Pure Vanilla Extracts must contain at least 35% alcohol and 13.35 ounces of vanilla beans per gallon. No other “flavoring agents” are allowed, including vanillin which is artificial. The only flavor permitted is what comes from the vanilla bean. Our premium vanilla beans are ripened on the vine to provide the richest ripe flavor, unlike other producers. Each vanilla bean is hand‑selected and naturally cured. No sugar added for simply pure luscious vanilla flavor.
Our premium vanilla beans are ripened on the vine to provide the richest ripe flavor, unlike other producers. Each vanilla bean is hand‑pollinated, ripened on the vine, selected, and naturally cured.
Organic Alcohol is essential to our extraction process. We only use Certified Organic Non‑GMO cane‑based alcohol, not corn‑based. It is also gluten‑free.
Our cold process method extracts hundreds of vital flavor components to ensure the deepest richest flavor.
“Crush” refers to the crushed vanilla bean seeds we put in our Vanilla Bean Extract Crush® – no gum traganath used here and no need to scrape vanilla beans. We do the work for you. Shake and pour. It is the closest thing to real vanilla pods with tiny flavor‑packed seeds.
1 tablespoon vanilla extract = 1 whole vanilla bean = 1 tablespoon Vanilla Bean Extract Crush®
Vanilla Extract, when stored properly in a cool, dark place, can last indefinitely due to its high alcohol content. However, for optimal flavor, it's generally recommended to use it within 5 years. Imitation vanilla extract, lacking the same alcohol content, may start to lose its flavor sooner.
No, Sonoma Syrup Co.'s pure Almond Extract does not contain nuts. It is made from the oil of bitter almond, which is derived from stone fruit pits, not from almonds or other tree nuts. We also use an allergen-free facility, ensuring it's safe for those with nut allergies.