22nd September at 4.35pm: A quick progress update. By Monday 25th all orders received up to September 11th will be dispatched. By Friday 29th all orders received up to September 16th will be dispatched. Of course, be assured I will push to get as many orders as possible dispatched. For business clients waiting on a copy of the stock-reduction-list, this will be emailed across to you by Wednesday 27th. I will be taking tomorrow off completely for family time and will be back at work across the early part of Sunday afternoon. Next mini update here will be on Tuesday 26th. Thank you, Adam : )
19th September at 6.55pm: Right, update time. First, I am now working on the orders placed from 1st to 17th September and I think within 7-10 days maximum they will all be dispatched, along with the gifts : ) Next, I am going to release Kerala Indian Sandalwood 1953 E.O by Sunday 1st October, along with Organic Moldovan Pink Rose Musk Otto, 20% White Ambergris Aged tincture and Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol by Fermentation. If I can find the time I will also release another Assami grown Oud (plantation) and a vintage offering of Indian Vetiver E.O and Red Myrrh E.O (sublime profiles) that I have held back for the past year now. Regarding closing for 2023 in October (please read below) I need to kindly put on record that I won't be able to make exceptions for clients - even those who have become friends, and to please keep this in mind and plan ahead should you need something specific from Hermitage. I will write again by the end of the week and thank you very much to everyone for the continued support. Adam : )
18th September Update. Please read carefully.
Although a month away, I need to announce that the LAST ORDER TIMES FOR 2023 ARE AS FOLLOWS:
🦋Non.EU Countries 18th October at 9pm Italy time. 🦋
EU Countries 25th October at 9pm Italy time. 🦋
Then once all orders are dispatched and delivered, we will close and reopen by mid-January 2024/as soon as the laboratory is finished.
Also please note as of 30th September we will stop offering ambergris aromatics for sale.
Thank you, Adam : )
Adam Michael has this to say “Balsam tolu absolute is mainly used as a fixative for perfumers and the aroma is reminiscent of benzoin and peru balsam, largely because the chemistry is not overly different. Balsam tolu absolute contains benzyl-benzoate, benzyl-cinnamate and benzoic acid amongst other constituents. I would advise perfumers to dilute this material in ethanol at upto 50% to make it easier to use.”
Arctander has this to say “This material gives excellent effects in hyacinth, tuberose, gardenia, honeysuckle, stephanotis and other sweet floral fragrances…it is, in general, an interesting item for use in all types of fantasy perfumes, ‘tabac’, ‘leather’, aldehydic perfume, etc.”
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Thomas (verified owner) –
Very rich and sophisticated, more intriguing than its cousin benzoin, it makes a great ambery basenote. I diluted mine at 10% in alcohol for an easier use.
gergely.e.nagy (verified owner) –
Tolu balsam is a wonderful fixative that doesn’t overpower your composition like benzoin would – comforting smoothness with a hint of bitterness and subtle cinnamon-spice.
vivienne.ca (verified owner) –
Tolu Balsam, what a great guest at a party! Deep and interesting without stealing the show! The depth and softness has me wanting to reach for this absolute often when blending and so, having to resist. However, I would suggest that the proverbial futility of resistance is most relevant in this case as Tolu is a wonderful base on which to build astonishing woodies, strong florals and herbies.
benparkes21 (verified owner) –
Move over benzoin, tolu is in town! Whilst we should never dismiss the ubiquitous ambery brilliance of benzoin, there’s something about it’s sister Tolu that feels cleaner, suaver and sexier. It also possesses the powdery qualities of Balsam of Peru, but without any smoke. Don’t let the soft touch fool you though, it has next level fixative properties, so much so that if not dosed carefully will dampen down everything else in the composition, more so than benzoin I’d say.
Sarah J (verified owner) –
This is really growing on me, much more interesting than I was expecting. It has gorgeous depth, reminds me of the night time breeze of honeysuckle through my bedroom window, vanilla, caramels, gorgeous mixed spices, fruitcakes, candied peel, taste if fresh cinnamon bark. I’m kind of mesmerized by it as it changes between all its characteristics!
MARIE M (verified owner) –
MAGNIFICENT A healing, soothing resin, it comforts, reassures, protects.
Alexandre D (verified owner) –
This is lovely material. It has a woody dimension but is also light and sweet. I have actually added this to all my compositions and it seems to me that it settles the perfume in a subtle manner without really revealing its own scent until an hour after the composition has been applied to my skin. Great stuff.
Nicholas M (verified owner) –
I like this better than benzoin, mostly because of the floral cinnamon warmth it gives off. Well-suited to florals and spices that need a certain lift without going too sweet or smokey.