What is castoreum?

I wonder how/who was the founder of this process...

Not exactly a DIY job.

I really don't know what to say about this. I'm gobsmacked that this goes on.

what ice cream would you like? some beavercastorsac and chocolate please.lol

I knew the vanilla smell came from an animal, but not like this... time to find a new favorite ice cream taste.... vegans will go nuts if they find this out haha

Very strange to say the least!!! Who and why???

toothless beachrat, exactly! and why did he/she think about such weird things?

I thought vanillin was a single chemical, produced artificially and existing naturally in Vanilla.