Make it now and it will be ready for the holidays as gifts and for your baking. I get my vanilla beans from beanilla.com , they have excellent quality and you can buy in bulk. This year however the price of vanilla beans has gone up so I did not make as much as I usually do. They suggest 7 vanilla beans per 8 ounces of vodka. I save an assortment of bottles for this project you can also buy some decorative ones at World Market. With a sharp knife split the vanilla Bean. You can also cut them to fit your bottles. Fill your bottles with vodka and make sure you shake them every day. It should be ready in 6 to 8 weeks. Note: When you have used all your vanilla extract, take the beans and place them in a jar with sugar and you will have vanilla sugar, it’s fantastic in any baked goods.