This has been a busy season for distillation. Beginning with our Summer School on the island of Syros during the month of May.
We distilled: Thyme, Rosemary, Sage and Rose geranium.
Summer School 2006
Since then, I've been our distilling Lavender and Lavandin.
I started at JD's Art Farm, where we have "population" lavender growing. This lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) was grown from seed. The resulting plants offered quite a bit of genetic diversity. Our end product is exquisite. The oil is a "perfume" all by itself.
From there I went to Hood River Lavender for their "Lavender and Butterflies" festival. I distilled angustifolia in a 100 liter copper Alembic distiller (the same style I use in Greece).
For the last week, I've been distilling Lavandin (grosso) at Mountainside Lavender in Sholls, Oregon. It's been a good year with plenty of heat and great yields.
Please visit this page again. I will be posting some photos soon.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Busy Distilling Season
This has been a busy season for distillation. Beginning with our Summer School on the island of Syros during the month of May.
We distilled: Thyme, Rosemary, Sage and Rose geranium.
Summer School 2006
Since then, I've been our distilling Lavender and Lavandin.
I started at JD's Art Farm, where we have "population" lavender growing. This lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) was grown from seed. The resulting plants offered quite a bit of genetic diversity. Our end product is exquisite. The oil is a "perfume" all by itself.
From there I went to Hood River Lavender for their "Lavender and Butterflies" festival. I distilled angustifolia in a 100 liter copper Alembic distiller (the same style I use in Greece).
For the last week, I've been distilling Lavandin (grosso) at Mountainside Lavender in Sholls, Oregon. It's been a good year with plenty of heat and great yields.
Please visit this page again. I will be posting some photos soon.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
