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Wood's Vermont Syrup Co.: Maple Cream

Spice things up with pure vanilla flavor—deep, rich, and full—made from sustainably grown vanilla beans. Madagascar extract boasts its own distinct flavors from its growing region. Madagascar Bourbon is the scent and taste most commonly recognized as traditional vanilla.

Transform the age-old ritual of making tea. These dried tea flowers are actual lotus buds sourced from a monastery on one of China’s holy mountains. Their golden honey aroma evolves into a subtle, more herbal taste and fragrance as you drink. This kit includes a beautiful glass teapot with a wire filter that lets you enjoy the aesthetics, and eight to twelve lotus flower tisanes (each good for up to two infusions).

Take dishes up a flavorful notch with an artisanal spice gift set. Essentials like sea salt and chilli flakes sit alongside out-of-the-ordinary spice blends (ever try lemon peel, sage, and bee pollen?). It’s all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure purity and freshness, and the blends are unique to Curio Spice Co. A tea towel and handy recipe cards round out this perfectly giftable set.

Time for a bake-off. This baking spices set takes your cooking in a flavorful new direction. Curio Spice Co.’s signature spice blends combine interesting flavor combinations (pink pepper, rose, and ylang ylang, anyone?) and pair up with tried-and-true baking staples like cinnamon and nutmeg. Recipe cards are included for inspiration and it is all directly sourced from growers and farms to ensure freshness and purity.