22nd September at 10.55pm: Happy and relieved to type that orders placed on the 8th, 9th, 10th September have now all been completed and will be collected across tomorrow by the couriers. This means that tomorrow (Friday 23rd September) we will start working on orders placed between 11th, 12th and 13th. All of these orders will be dispatched by Wednesday 28th September. And then on September 28th, we will begin working on orders placed on 14th September and should clear those orders by no later than the 10th October. I will write here again across the early part of next week with another update. I finish for now by saying thank you to everyone, especially our long-standing clients for all your support, loyalty, patience and well wishes. Adam : )
PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY – LEAD-TIME UPDATE
20th September at 10.35am: Orders placed between the 5th,6th, 7th September were surprisingly easy, are all complete and are all being collected across the day by the couriers. So today we start working on orders placed on the 8th, 9th, 10th September. These orders will all be dispatched by Friday 23rd September. Then on Saturday 24th September we will start on orders placed between 11th, 12th and 13th. For orders placed on the final day of trade – 14th September, I will provide a lead-time for this date on Monday 26th September. Thank you, Adam : )
14th September at 9.45pm: We are now closed for 2022 and no more orders can be accepted. Adam : )
July 27th: Adam Michael here with an update. Ok, my partner Eleonora is pregnant with our first child. Written because across September Eleonora goes on maternity leave for 5 months and I intend to join her and use the opportunity to have a rest before the baby is born. The exact date will be confirmed nearer the time but for now just to say if you need anything from Hermitage Oils to please plan ahead because when we close it really will be for 5 months and during that time we will be completely out of contact. Thank you, Adam : )
Adam Michael has this to say “This is a highly seductive floral absolute, the initial top note of osmanthus absolute is somewhat fruity and sweet comparable maybe to eating yellow Mirabelle plums late in the summer. However it is the heart note that makes this utterly spectacular as I detect an infusion of sweet juicy apricots, fresh cream and a thick helping of Greek honey. This absolute is truly beautiful, incredibly tenacious and the jewel in the floral absolute crown. Used in high class floral perfumes and bases, blends particularly well with cassie, blue lotus, mimosa, orange blossom, peach CO2. Osmanthus should also be considered as an impact floral-fruit note.”
This absolute is of Chinese origin and is produced by solvent extraction of the fragrant flowers. The colour is golden yellow and it takes approximately 3000 kilos of flowers to produce just one kilo of this osmanthus absolute. We now also offer osmanthus concrete.
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innasany (verified owner) –
It’s really incredible. So tough, deep, with a true floral flavor. It is completely different from the other Osmanthus, which have different consistency and smell. It’s really an experience for me to work with. It is beautiful with other flowers, citrus and balsamic oils. Favourite!
Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
Think of pink creamy ice cream in a bottle..so sweet like a child wearing his fresh smeling clothes..so delicate and beautiful combination of honey apricots peach velvet love..
ZHANG NAN (verified owner) –
There is a season in the south of China，the city is fragrant with osmanthus flowers.this means good luck and happiness，people want to keep them.We can also make many different snacks with osmanthus. The original essence of Osmanthus makes me feel the taste of my hometown from the smell.
Kristina M (verified owner) –
Many of the most intense, fresh and richest scents that nature can offer us come from flowers of white flower – so does from Osmanthus flowers that are so beautiful as well – and we can find a very symbolic meaning of number 4 looking at those “waxy” petals.
It smells so sweet, and so fresh at the same time. I would combine it with Yuzu or even lemon as well as with black or green sacra.
And again – thank you Adam, thank you Eleonora for letting us have such a treasure 🙂
Robert (verified owner) –
I love the richness of osmanthus absolute and this is a fine specimin, it’s both astringent bitter and sharp and sweet fruity and crisp. Sophistication is its essence for me, the tanned leather tea and sparkling Apricot champagne qualities of this treasure make it invaluable for creating chic, elegant, classic and also fairly unusual fragrances. Not to be missed!
Gabriella C (verified owner) –
Very fruity and rich.
Anag (verified owner) –
I love Osmanthus precisely because of the fruity-animalic interplay. Sometimes the leather aspect is a bit owerwhelming, but not in this case. It’s just perfect and addictive. At times there is just juicy sweet carefree apricots i can sense and at other just goats that somehow got to play with wax. Most of the time it’s just both perfectly matched together, seasoned with some sparkling – as another reviewer mentioned.
James (verified owner) –
Would highly recommend to anyone. One of the best examples I have encountered.
Theresa G (verified owner) –
I literally CAN’T STOP wearing this. Can’t stop won’t stop 😉 I made a very basic blend with frankincense and I don’t want to wear anything else right now. Which reminds me, I also need to buy the whole of Hermitage’s frankincense collection bc I’m loving what I have lol. But ok, back to this beauty…when I first smelled it, I actually didn’t think I’d love it. It smelled a little too oily for my novice nose, but after diluting it, I’m just in love with this incredibly eloquent and feminine floral.
Also thank you Hermitage for keeping the supply chain short… your new pricing made this such an easy yes for me as it was an oil I’d been eyeing and so curious to try before! TY!!!