4 reviews for Cardamom CO2 ORGANIC (SELECT)
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23rd April at 4.10pm: Unfortunately, regarding the message below and lead-times, I called it wrong. My apologies. As such all orders placed upto the 15th - and about half of those placed on the 16th, will leave by Friday 26th. On Thursday no collections are possible by couriers as it's a national holiday here in Italy. On the subject of SDS, the company handling this for us, has written to me today, acknowledged more are owed to us (submitted in December and January) and that they are now working on producing the final lot of SDS for us. This includes Plantation, Wild and Jungle ouds that many of you ask about. Next, I have spent the past year (literally) sampling ambrette seed e.o and absolutes from various producers and resellers to no avail. They all smell really poor compared to what I carried. They are too nutty, too fatty, too vegetative, too lacklustre, falling away very fast, and really dont showcase the musky textured qualities of a top ambrette properly. Even the big naturals brands are all obtaining and selling sucky poor man's ambrette at the moment. Written as I have decided to move over to carrying ambrette CO2 and this will be in place until I can find a wow absolute and E.O again. CO2 is still not on par with what I had, but it offers a far better profile on the musky front than the abs and e.os in the market place right now. This CO2 will be in stock by early May. Next, we will put all the non.eu destinations we can supply to, back on our website on May 6th - so U.A.E, UK, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and Australia. On the new product front, the next batch of 10 superstars will be released on the 20th May - lots more roses planned. And I will get started on expanding the bulk wholesale side of the business very soon - more aromatics and offered in larger weights as standard - likely upto a kilo on the website. Ok I will write again by Monday. Thank you, Adam : )
19th April at 5pm: Quick update to first say I have now added the following big ticket aromatics to the website: Italian Oakwood Absolute, Organic Georgian Rose Raduga Otto and finally Persian P.E.A Intense Rose (Otto). Orders, as I type with exception to 3 orders, every order placed up until the 11th has left with the couriers. By Monday 22nd, all orders placed up until the 14th will leave with couriers and I will type again across Monday with another update. Bulk Wholesale orders that still need to be manually typed and billed will be done so by Tuesday 23rd. Thank you, Adam : )
15th April at 5.30pm: Today I am running behind but I am happy to say that along with all E.U countries, we now can supply to the USA again. USA switched on just now and the Mysore Sandalwood 4 year aged E.O offer is extended for a week for USA clients to enjoy too. By Wednesday 17th all orders from the 9th April will be dispatched with DHL. Although we are rather full-on with orders at the moment, the lead time will improve significantly very shortly. Reason being since reopening the focus has been solely on building stocks up and we have staff coming on as well now (at last!). I will write again on Wednesday regarding lead times. This week my tasks are to get on top of the SDS we are owed by the company we have employed to handle this. And other than this I am adamant I will update the bulk wholesale list with more aromatics. Finally for now - the following 11 aromatics have recently been added to the site - French Rose Geranium E.O, Sandalwood Mysore E.O 4 Year Aged, Tuscan Olive Leaf Absolute, Mitti Attar (Petrichor), Persian Queen of Roses (Otto), Tomato Leaf Absolute, Oud Assami Skank E.O V.1, South Indian 10 Year Aged Vetiver E.O, Bengali Nagarmotha E.O, VIolet Leaf Concrete, Italian Helichrysum Absolute S.G. Thank you, Adam : )
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Joseph Colbourne has this to say “Like many CO2 extractions, this certified organic cardamom CO2 is true-blue to the spice, a bracing dynamo that flagellates then caresses. Less cineolic than the essential oil, this transparent, readily pourable liquid from Guatemala is peppery, fresh, and quintessentially cardamom at its top—not to mention its notably diffusive! Three hours in on the strip and it continues to display electrifying tenacity as additional notes redolent of chai, tiramisu, the convivially sweet and spicy, tickle the nose playfully. The dry down is more mellow, balsamic, almost reminiscent of mesquite wood chips. This versatile material could impart a masculine (or unisex) touch in blends, pairing well with citrus, coriander, Indian spices, chypres, dry woods, barber shop accords, incense accords.”
Botanical Name: Elettaria cardamomum
Origin: Guatemala
Select/Total Extract: Select
Certified Organic
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Mauricio (verified owner) –
I see Cardamom as one of those rare ingredients that can shake one’s perception of flavor and scent. It complements bitter coffee, sweet mango, salty beef, citric lemon and umami cheese while still being plenty identifiable and addictive on its own. I use pods and powder to cook all the combinations above and this CO2 is the closest thing to the real deal you can get, being spicy, fresh and creamy at the same time. Also, it is as tenacious and diffusive as any other noble spice, so a little goes a long way.
Your imagination and your cultural references are the only limitations to what you can do with this offering. You can head Turkey and blend it with Coffee for an invigorating fix or evoke India mixing it with Cinnamon, Clove and Black Pepper for a relaxing chai. You could blend it with a bit of Tonka Bean, your favorite berry and Cedarwood Atlas to feel like a Viking eating a Julekake after conquering riches in distant shores. Or you could even step away from culinary inspirations and use its balsamic properties to enrich pale woods, give a twisted nuance to forest concoctions or add that little touch of genius to run-of-the-mill summer colognes.
It doesn’t matter what you decide to do with this masterpiece, I think it can handle pretty much any crazy idea thrown its way.
thursturston (verified owner) –
Incredibly dry, modern and interesting top note and works well in stark, modern pieces using synthetic musks, ISO E SUPER, cashmeran etc… to create clean but spicy effects.
It’s very versatile though and this is just one example as I’m still learning how to effectively utilise it.
Anna (verified owner) –
I agree with the previous comment – the scent is very versatile, rich and it has got something that brings to mind other Indian spicies (from which I could easily recognize cinamon ) Strongly recommend this delicious scent – it is quite remarkable and lovely.
Ulrike S (verified owner) –
A staple from Hermitage for me for years. The steam distilled version does not hold a candle to the CO2. It is almost a perfume in itself. Let it sit on the strip for a few hours and let yourself be taken on an olfactory journey that you never thought would be possible for a bottle of something that’s made from a kitchen spice.