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Category: Distilling
English Clary Sage Harvest
English Clary Sage harvest has now been completed and we are sharing some of the “in field” pictures from this season with you. The crop was mown and laid in a swath to dry for 2 to 3 days to allow the crop to wilt before distillation. Traditionally advice is to harvest and process right…
English Chamomile Oil Our Unsung Hero
English chamomile essential oil, also known as Roman chamomile essential oil, is derived from the flowers of the Anthemis nobilis plant through the process of steam distillation. This essential oil is renowned for its calming, soothing, and anti-inflammatory properties. It has a sweet, apple-like fragrance and is pale blue to yellow in colour. Chemical Composition…
Discover the wonders of English Lavender Essential Oil
This Weeks Spotlight Oil In a world brimming with synthetic remedies, English Lavender Essential oil stands as a beacon of natural healing. From its aromatic allure to its profound properties, it is an oil that has earned its rightful place in hearts and homes of many. Imagine strolling through a sun kissed Lavender field, each…
Its all over for another year…
Thursday saw us process our last load of English chamomile herb for the 2023 season. The crop was planted in April this year and although got off to a dry start managed to produce a nice crop and bloom of chamomile flowers for processing in late September. The field was at my son’s farm around…
Harvest 2020 Melissa, Applemint, Lovage & English Chamomile
Harvest is well underway now. Melissa crops have been distilled, yield was marginally lower than average, but the quality of the oil looks to be good. This year for the first time we tried Applemint for a customer, this went well, considering the crows took a liking to the young plants and hampered the establishment.…
German Chamomile 2020 Harvest
It’s been a daunting growing season this year. An incredibly wet winter and an exceptionally dry spring, it’s always unnerving when you first begin distilling, to see how the crop has faired up. We were pleasantly surprised to see the crop looking fab, and the oil yield had not been hampered at all. But what…
Distilling Lemons
During the beautiful spring day, we fired up the distillery to replenish our Lemon hydrosol stock. With the delightful smell wafting through the distillery, the sun shining everyone had a smile on their face. We also had the added delight of producing some steam distilled lemon oil, producing just over 3 litres.
’17 Harvest Has Begun!
Harvest this year has been the earliest yet! We have started processing approximately 10 days earlier than previous years. German Chamomile (Matrucaria recutica) is under way. Yield this year is normal, quality is excellent. Due to the dry spring, some of the crops were not able to establish, and therefore it is possible overall yield…
Organic Lavender Floral Water
We now have available our own distilled Organic Lavender Water. We attained soil association certification for our distillery during the summer of 2008 and have distilled this from a contract customer who is growing organic lavender. Available in the online shop from £2.90 for 100ml. Also in 250ml and 1000ml sizes.
2008 Harvest
2008 harvest began in early June with the German chamomile, the melissa, peppermint, English chamomile and lavenders have followed on. August started with some wet and stormy weather and this slowed harvesting slightly. Herb distillation continued on and off well into October this season which is much later than normal and we had to fit…
