Forging A Foothold In The Galaxy

There truly is no ceiling when it comes to botanicals. We can mix, match, infuse, and distill from from the world around us around us infinitely. 

From my little house in Toronto, Canada I am getting my hands on some of the most exquisite plant absolutes, essential oils, and cold pressed oils that I have ever dealt with.

Yesterday I smelt true, high quality sandalwood for the first time. Not synthetic, not a lesser wood, not even a lesser ring from the sandalwood tree - true sandalwood heartwood.

I paid a pretty penny for real sandalwood, or course, but I just kept thinking how worth it is to smell something so pure and complex, that gives evokes the environment from whence it came. It transported me to sandalwood groves I hope one day to visit, but have not yet been able. 

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When I first started playing around with essences I didn't realize the full scale of what I was getting myself into. This craft has an infinite potential with the myriad of blends, concentrations, infusions, and choice when it comes to plant-based extracts from all over the world. 

I have only just scraped a tiny ice cube off of a great Arctic glacier, and I might as well stir it into my cocktail. Let me enjoy it. 

A galaxy awaits.

- Clive xo