Re: Vanilla Tincture 01/07/11

[Guest guest]

> I've begun making my first tincture. For this I've picked Vanilla Beans from

Madagascar. Vanilla Beans are quite surprising as while I patiently waited to

purchase the right jars to do the job, the beans, being wrapped up in a ziplock

bag and stored in my closet, still managed to beautifully fragrance my whole

room. Quite delightful. Following the instructions found in the book " The Art

of Perfumery " , I've slit each bean as to open the inside and cut into small 1/4

inch squares then mixed with the alcohol (around 12.5%). I shall now let it

macerate for 1 month before I filter and store. I'll post the progress of the

tincture here.

>

Hi.....

My first tincture was with vanilla beans also....I used 190 proof (95%)

ethanol (Everclear).....

If your result is not strong enough for you, you can always filter and

recharge with new beans, and repeat the process strengthening it...

The other thing I've noticed, is that generally, the nicety of the

tincture improves with age...

Uhhhhhhh......Watch out....! As a lotta folks will tell you, tincturing

can be quite addictive....<G>...!

--

W. Bourbonais

L'Hermite Aromatique

A.J.P. (GIA)

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[Guest guest]

If your result is not strong enough for you, you can always filter and

> recharge with new beans, and repeat the process strengthening it...

>

> The other thing I've noticed, is that generally, the nicety of the

> tincture improves with age...

>

> Uhhhhhhh......Watch out....! As a lotta folks will tell you, tincturing

> can be quite addictive....<G>...!

>

Thank you for the info . I was actually quite surprised with the smell this

morning. I opened the jar just to see if any of the scent was perceptive and a

tiny bit spilled on my hand so I rubbed it on my wrist and I can still smell it

on my skin after about 4 hours later. I think I'm going to be happy with the

strength but it's good to know that I can recharge if I want it stronger.

When you mean that the tincture improved with age do you mean after it has been

filtered? Any suggestions on how long I should let it mature after filtering?

I am getting addicted already so I know I'm in trouble.

[Guest guest]

>

> Thank you for the info . I was actually quite surprised with the smell

this morning. I opened the jar just to see if any of the scent was perceptive

and a tiny bit spilled on my hand so I rubbed it on my wrist and I can still

smell it on my skin after about 4 hours later. I think I'm going to be happy

with the strength but it's good to know that I can recharge if I want it

stronger.

>

> When you mean that the tincture improved with age do you mean after it has

been filtered? Any suggestions on how long I should let it mature after

filtering?

>

> I am getting addicted already so I know I'm in trouble.

>

" Addicted already "

Blimey, I know... I only started this tincturing habit 4 days ago, and already

there are more fresh summer fruits - mangoes, peaches, pineapples and bananas -

lolling about in jars everywhere, than in the fruit basket or our stomachs. Not

to mention the seaweed...

With no access to anything like Everclear or un-denatured perfumer's alcohol,

I'm forking out $$$$ for Polish Spirytus Rektyfikowany and being interrogated by

the guy at the liqor store about my reasons for buying it.

haha

Too much fun, and I haven't even started on vanilla...

Margi Mac

[Guest guest]

Too much fun, and I haven't even started on vanilla...

When you get a chance to tincture vanilla, do so. Just having the vanilla beans

from madagascar in my room was amazing since the scent filled the whole room.

The tincture I started is only 2 days old and is already very dark in color. I

" accidentally " spilled a drop or two on my wrist yesterday and the scent was

already strong and surprisingly lasted on my skin for a few hours. I was

originally thinking about macerating it for 1 month but it looks like it might

be ready in 2 weeks. After I filter it however, I do want to let it mature for

a month or two.

[Guest guest]

>

> Margi, I think you'd have that alcohol go further if you dried

> the fruits first to remove their water.

>

> Anya McCoy

> http://AnyasGarden.com

> http://PerfumeClasses.com

> http://NaturalPerfumers.com

>

Yes!

Bless you Anya

fortune smiled upon me the same day I sourced the alcohol... I picked up a very

cheap food dehydrator, and have lived for the past week with the aroma of drying

mango, peach, banana and pineapple.

I wondered if the dried fruits would suck up a lot of the alcohol but this

doesn't seem to have been the case at all. I definitely think a food dehydrator

belongs in the NP-ers studio, and not the kitchen.

Margi

http://margihealing.wordpress.com