Premier Cru
Mid-June 2027
Nine months in premium bourbon and premium vodka. Balanced and round: the everyday bottle for cookies, cakes and custards.
Bourbon Premier Cru · Vodka Premier Cru
Double-Fold Pure Vanilla Extract
Vanilla, aged with the patience of a fine wine.
Small batches of double-fold vanilla, rested nine and twelve months in premium bourbon and vodka, and seven extract blends for the baking shelf and the bar cart.
Two collections
From the cask, and from the blending table
The Aged Extracts
Double-fold pure vanilla extract in premium bourbon or vodka, aged nine months as Premier Cru or twelve as Grand Cru. Four bottles, nothing added.
Explore the extracts
The Extract Blends
Bourbon, spiced rum and vodka vanilla, each joined by a tincture of spice, fruit, coffee or tea. Seven blends for baking, and for a better cocktail.
Explore the blendsComing soon
Now resting in the cask
The first aged extracts began on September 18, 2026. Each tier is bottled when its time is up, and the Priority List is offered every batch first.
Grand Cru
Late September 2027
A full year in the bottle. Deeper, darker and velvety, for the bakes where vanilla is the point.
Bourbon Grand Cru · Vodka Grand Cru
Two tiers, told apart by time
Premier Cru and Grand Cru
Every aged extract begins the same way: whole vanilla beans, twice the usual measure, steeped in a premium spirit. What separates the tiers is how long the bottle is left alone.
Aged 9 Months
Premier CruBalanced and round. Creamy vanilla with the spirit still bright beneath it: the everyday bottle for cookies, cakes and custards.
Aged 12 Months
Grand CruA full year in the bottle. Deeper, darker and velvety, for the bakes where vanilla is the point.
Packs and pairs
A small flight, chosen bottle by bottle
Any Extract Blends together: two for $40, three for $57 or four for $76, or all seven for $129. For the Aged Extracts, any Premier Cru with any Grand Cru for $79.
From the kitchen and the bar
Recipes & Uses
In the kitchen
Bourbon Vanilla Pound Cake
A close-crumbed, buttery loaf that lets nine months of bourbon and vanilla carry the whole cake.
With Bourbon Premier CruIn the kitchen
Grand Cru Crème Brûlée
A simple custard, a thin sheet of burnt sugar, and twelve months of bourbon vanilla in between.
With Bourbon Grand CruAt the bar
Bark & Barrel Old Fashioned
The classic, stirred long and cold, with orange and Ceylon cinnamon folded in through the vanilla.
With Bark & BarrelWhere you will find us
At the market, in person
The market calendar is being set.
Farmers markets, Christmas markets and tastings around West Michigan are added here as each one is confirmed. The mailing list hears first.
12months in the bottlefor a single Grand Cru
Our story
Patience is the main ingredient
Cask & Pod began as a Christmas ritual between a father and his son in Hudsonville, Michigan: a kitchen table, a pile of split vanilla beans, bottles of good bourbon and vodka, and a year of waiting. Every bottle is still made that way, in small batches, with the finest beans and spirits worth pouring on their own.
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