tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post3359023142572677098..comments2024-03-26T16:15:42.264+01:00Comments on Menton Daily Photo: Ste. Agnès: Fête de Lavande - the DistillationJillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-49820626203299308252009-08-12T00:23:02.977+02:002009-08-12T00:23:02.977+02:00Lavender is my cure all. From cold sores to migrai...Lavender is my cure all. From cold sores to migraines I will reach for this. Very interesting to see the preparation, now if I just had smellivision.Jane Hards Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17162628972166464736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-60897263362189088392009-08-10T09:25:50.406+02:002009-08-10T09:25:50.406+02:00Brattcat, I asked Anita to answer your question an...Brattcat, I asked Anita to answer your question and she wrote...<br /><br />The blue band is a wrap around the joints in the 'machinery' to seal in the vapour as the steam condenses. There is very little smell around the stills, but once the distilled water and oil are taken off through the separator then the smell is pretty heady! Also the cut lavender waiting to be put in the still is lying close by. When the lavender was laid out in the Salle de Fetes for the preceeding week the smell was almost over powering!Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-60443762185828189132009-08-10T09:22:43.592+02:002009-08-10T09:22:43.592+02:00Snapshutter, the alcohol stills look exactly the s...Snapshutter, the alcohol stills look exactly the same. There are two in Gorbio used to make the 'branda' or marc (eau de vie) as it's called. So you are right.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-69502808697973541282009-08-10T05:58:26.636+02:002009-08-10T05:58:26.636+02:00What an interesting post! I can smell that lavend...What an interesting post! I can smell that lavendar right now---YUMMMMM! Didn't know that wild and cultivated lavendar weren't one and the same! Thanks! J Reed B'ham, ALAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-35251483015065625602009-08-10T04:40:03.663+02:002009-08-10T04:40:03.663+02:00Thanks for the detailed description and photos of ...Thanks for the detailed description and photos of how this is done. Could have never imagined of just how you make lavender oil.airplane5312https://www.blogger.com/profile/08644347660605484127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-83488675352472454542009-08-10T00:50:22.628+02:002009-08-10T00:50:22.628+02:00I first thought it was a still for alcohol too. It...I first thought it was a still for alcohol too. It sounds like a pretty interesting process and quite involved to get the oil.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-23859654912652816872009-08-09T19:40:40.996+02:002009-08-09T19:40:40.996+02:00The aroma in the distillery must be overpowering: ...The aroma in the distillery must be overpowering: death by sweet perfume. Do they make lavender liqueur?Bob Crowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08276510331824603844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-9015030525574649782009-08-09T18:52:51.786+02:002009-08-09T18:52:51.786+02:00That is really interesting :)That is really interesting :)marleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01472265054401361817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-61266423609455642492009-08-09T18:10:55.970+02:002009-08-09T18:10:55.970+02:00Wow, this was fascinating! I had never heard of l...Wow, this was fascinating! I had never heard of lavender oil before.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-85443427044061890592009-08-09T16:12:04.990+02:002009-08-09T16:12:04.990+02:00Wow! Thank you for this great expose on the makin...Wow! Thank you for this great expose on the making of lavender oil, a truly precious commodity. And a quintessential essence of the southern French elan!Ilsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09055254564640587182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-37207440318981851502009-08-09T14:42:28.770+02:002009-08-09T14:42:28.770+02:00Lovely photos to show the process. I think I alrea...Lovely photos to show the process. I think I already can smell the beautiful scent of Lavender oil. :)alicesghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08093018474724459190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-29872904580239889882009-08-09T14:23:22.245+02:002009-08-09T14:23:22.245+02:00Thank you, Anita. Thank you, Jilly for bringing us...Thank you, Anita. Thank you, Jilly for bringing us the magic of distilling lavender oil. Beautiful shots. Clear explanations. I wonder, is there the smell of lavender being released during the process or is it truly sealed in with the blue tape?brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-12444730568384164702009-08-09T14:22:05.884+02:002009-08-09T14:22:05.884+02:00Very interesting posting! I guess the lavender oi...Very interesting posting! I guess the lavender oil must be quite expensive after such a process, non? Great photos in a fun series!Leif Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268045909244159357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-45454643034327430612009-08-09T13:12:04.678+02:002009-08-09T13:12:04.678+02:00Bonjour from London!
Wow... that's how they m...Bonjour from London!<br /><br />Wow... that's how they make lavender oil!?<br />Cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-10662829483539185792009-08-09T11:07:35.956+02:002009-08-09T11:07:35.956+02:00I was so curious about this process and the alambi...I was so curious about this process and the <i>alambics</i> are not much different from the ones a young alcohol bootlegger I know used long time ago for less aromatic purposes.<br />Beautiful set of photos and great post.VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38581932.post-5103412009553998192009-08-09T10:12:43.128+02:002009-08-09T10:12:43.128+02:00The equipment and the process and your pictures ar...The equipment and the process and your pictures are absolutely fascinating!!<br />I had no idea how the oil is made. <br />The old ways still work best, and so picturesque!Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com