A&W's claim to vanilla

[scobysurfer]

I'm curious about what people thought A&W's "Made with Aged Vanilla" claim meant? Are they using real vanilla bean or letting some artificial stuff sit on the shelf a while longer.

 

[MrFoodScientist]

It's possible their extract is allowed to age with the beans in it, allowing it to pull as much flavor out as possible and allowing the flavors to mellow.

Oh, yup... according to this also this is a similar idea.