26th April at 7.35pm: A quick update. Many parcels have left today. The situation is as follows, we still have one order left to process for the 10th (Paris retailer), one for the 11th and a lot more still for the 15th through to the 18th - mostly USA wholesale orders. The plan now is to work on orders across the weekend and by no later than Tuesday 30th - every order placed upto the 18th will be dispatched. Ideally they will all be out by Monday 29th but based on how I called it wrong recently I think it's better to call it for Tuesday. I'll update on order lead times for the 19th onwards on Monday 29th. It goes without saying that I am very sorry about the lead-time but like the lab and staff, it is now just a matter of a month or so before we are better organised, holding larger stocks of each aromatic, and in turn the lead-times will drastically improve going forward. Ok, back on Monday and thank you to everyone for the continued support. Thank you, Adam : )
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 : )
Adam Michael has this to say “Over the years I have written my aromatic thoughts about many hundreds of natural materials. And every once in a while something comes along that truly captivates and inspires me. Today (24th June 2017) I am in possession of such a material and I cannot stop smiling like a child in a sweet shop.
This plant is part of the daily life of the Namibian Himba tribe people, uses including repelling mosquitoes through to smoking meat. Also known by the names of groots kerbos and better known as bushman candle due to the fact that the plant contains so much resin and wax that if you remove it from the ground it will burn like a torch, thus the name bushman candle.
Now I need to state this resinoid material is diluted by Hermitage at 50% in alcohol. Therefore the top notes do of course initially smell alcoholic and I would advise as with all such materials to remove the cap, let the alcoholic vapours disperse for a few moments and then evaluate the material.
If you follow this advice you will detect the top notes are full of resinous sweet sticky warmth that reminds me of benzoin and Tahitian vanilla with superior lasting depth and supported with light touches of myrrh and styrax minus any of the bitter aspects you commonly find with both. The heart through to base notes of this aromatic drive me wild as it is reminiscent of mellowed sweet woods, sweet smouldering Middle Eastern smoke and finished by faint touches of cinnamon spice. In fact the heart and base notes are a perfume in their own right, and I can’t help but think of some distinguished and highly ranked gentleman from the ancient times, dressed in a tunic and exuding this perfume, all natural and full of far flung intriguing charm.
This material is of good longevity, obtained from the wood of the spiny shrub, amber in colour and a must for building, improving and finishing, incense, smoke, church and camp fire accords. This material blends especially well with guaiac wood and should be considered by those creating any Oriental themed florals, more so should the composition include jasmine sambac as the two materials work harmoniously together.”
We also this material neat at a wholesale rate in a 250G pack size, in this instance the material is solid in appearance and will require bain-marie to get the material into a pourable state.
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MissLayla (verified owner) –
Haha! I don’t think I can do a better review of Sweet Incense (50% dilution) than what Adam Michael has already written about it. His description is SO ACCURATE! This material is incredibly special. I wish I could qualify for Bulk/Wholesale prices (I want to buy a big bottle!), but alas… I am in the United States. If you have any doubts about trying this product, DON’T! This resinoid is a prized ingredient in my organ. I feel so blessed to have even found it!
(Positively dancing right now!)
kimriccelli (verified owner) –
A revelation!
Truly a special material… wonderfully complex on its own, with all of the nuances present in Adam’s description. I can definitely see the distinguished tunic-wearing gentleman, although in a different context it could also conjure a suave swashbuckling pirate, with a delicious spiced rum note which is most evident in the first 15 minutes, but present throughout the drydown. Blends very well with all the materials I’ve tried so far, especially buddha wood, kompot pepper, and Prachin oud.
Esta Bån (verified owner) –
Amazing! like benzoin in its sweetness yet deeper woodiness like an exotic wood freshly cut perhaps like a cocobolo or ebony (the actual wood). Added to bitter orange and perhaps a very small amount of oud gives a humming Sandalwood accord!
Per Filipsson (verified owner) –
The presentation by Adam Michael says it all. It is a lovely material, from its short top with almost rum/arrak-spicyness, down to a long balsamic tail. It is sweet, in a mature and serious way, which makes it useful instead of vanilla or benzoin and the likes, for a more complex and interesting base note.
Sarah J (verified owner) –
I also can’t describe this better than Adam. It’s exquisite! Currently working on a perfume blend with this, Ylang, Frankincense, Pepper. Delicious!
Anna (verified owner) –
This is a true ‘Must Have’ for anyone who loves scents as much as I do. If you close your eyes you are immediately taken to the place of tranquility but also excitment (yes – this scent is VERY exciting, almost euphoric) It it exceptional, a unique blend that you could consider adding to scents that need ‘a true character’ – something that it will make them ‘stand out’. I am a big fan of incense anyway – but ‘sweet incense’ by Hermitage Oils is bringing together the essence of ‘spiritual India’ with all it’s depth and beauty and closed it up in a tiny bottle. Smelling this scent was truly an amazing experience. I am really happy I bought it.
Jolie T (verified owner) –
Definitely sweet vanilla, like a milk shake in the opening.
It has low ember vibe as a drydown.
I bought this because it is said to enhance and exhalt . The sweetness is pure and it lasts.
Spencer R (verified owner) –
Adam has described the facets of this ingredient PERFECTLY. Very accurate notes listed! Definitely in the family of sweet balsamic vanilla resins, woods, smoke and spice. It’s delightful – not quite like anything else in those fragrance families that I already have. This one is unique, and I can’t wait to use it. I waited a bit to buy this one, though I have been eyeing it for a while – totally worth the purchase!