Vanilla is considered the queen of all spices. The Aztecs used to season their famous chocolate drink with vanilla. The vanilla pod is the fruit of an orchid species, which has its home in Mexico. The hand-pollinated blossoms produce ripe fruit after eight months, and are then treated in a complicated fermentation process. The pods change colour and develop their full aroma. The exquisite, intense and very popular taste of vanilla harmonises marvellously with our black tea blend.