Disclaimer- I personally know one of the Stavoren folks, however this is an unbiased review..well as much as one can be in regards to fantastic vanilla products
Also...I gave them as gifts, so no immediate first hand knowledge...but that would be the same if I had the product for myself...due to time it takes to make the product I purchased.
So to the review:
The packaging was superb, with a great deal of attention to ensuring the glass bottle the Tahitian Vanilla Extract Kit comes with, was secure and unbroken.
Packaged in stylish, extremely nice, hard paper or cardboard, container's (just like the image's depict) that included the vacuum packed vanilla beans, and bottle. In my opinion the packaging was nice enough to not wrap as gifts.
I sent them out of state, and they arrived both to my location and then the final destination unscathed, even through two different shipping vendors.
The bottle itself comes with easy to follow instructions, with a stylish logo and info on more recipes and info about the company website.
The only complaint I have heard or have myself is ...to do it right...you have to be PATIENT!!! It's not going be "instant gratification" ( unlike the Vanilla Pastes)...but I can't wait to taste the end results in a couple of months, when I can get back East, and savor the results of all the wonderful, terribly bad for me, baked goods, drinks and just... AWESOMENESS!
Actually... scratch that, I'm going to get some for me too, right now...I just hope I have the will power to wait to let it do it's thing!
Thanks Lisa for turning me on to your great product, I'm already crafting yummies with the Vanilla Pastes I kept.