Indonesia Study Tour

Join The Guerilla Distiller, and Dorene Petersen, President of the American College of Healthcare Sciences for a fantastic Journey through West and Central Java.

We'll be visiting various distilleries and farms where essential oil plants are grown; Nutmeg, Patchouli, Vetivert, Cinnamon Leaf and Nutmeg.

We will also explore ""Jamu", the ancient medicine of Java 

Details here

This is what the tail end of Noble Fir needle (Abies procera) oil looks like.  The blue color indicates the presence of azulene.  This finished product is lighter in color, because the earlier oils are lighter in color.

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Hands on Distillation Workshop.

Come joins us for a fun day distilling essential oils and hydrosols!

Hands on...

Noble Fir Distillation

Just received a load of Noble Fir (Abies procera) boughs.  These boughs were sustainably harvested in the pristine mountains of the Cascade Range in Oregon.

Just prior to distillation, the branches will be run through our chipper to maximize the amount of  plant material in our retort.

We will be distilling for both essential oils and hydrosols.  Past distillations resulted in an essential oil with a slight blue tinge.  This indicates the presence of azulene, which is a powerful anti-inflammatory.

Distilling Lemongrass for Oil and Hydrosol

Just finished distilling a batch of fresh Lemongrass from Jamaica.  The resulting oil is wonderful however the yield was low at 0.2%.  For curiosity's sake, I'll have the oil tested for Citral content.  It is apparently not worth importing the raw material for distillation here in Oregon.  It will make for a very expensive oil.

Photos can be found on The Essential Oil Company's Facebook Page