Curcuma! How long we've waited! And how happy I am now, with this utterly delicious essential oil distilled from a particular, tiny, strong and wonderful turmeric rhizome who grows in a very specialized area south of Hanoi! We've been waiting for this exact oil derived from this precise turmeric for an embarrassing amount of time. And he is multi-dimensional, deep, rich and interesting oil indeed.

White
Pepper

He's more solemnly known as Zanthoxylum! But like the difference in the names, he is magnificently subtle-like the spice, white pepper can transform your dish but emphasizing the unexpected, highlighting the interesting finer, minor aspects, and generally bringing color and depth to your muted and sober dish. This delightful oil is a holy gift to perfumers, bright yet dusty, and plays well with others!

And welcome back to our happy lovelies! These are, I am sure, at the top of their respective fields; there is no other ginger like this fresh and lovely one-you will never willingly use a tired and sad little common ginger after inhaling this charming and interesting one, never feel the same way again, ginger will float through your consciousness, boost your happiness, and you might find yourself geeking like me, carrying a little bottle of this wonderful ginger around with you like a pup with a squeak toy! The Litsea, also known as May Chang, is our happy fresh and familiar lemon scented love, she is ethereal, harmonious and happy. This oil is made from her fruit. We also have a very limited supply (very limited) of oil from a tiny distillation of her flowers. Citronella. I know, you think of bug-be-gone! And yes, this oil is used as a bug repellent but there is citronella and there is citronella, ladies and gentlemen and this citronella is that rarest of creatures, a subtle, refined and elegant citronella. Black Pepper-this is our favorite black pepper; dark, deep and warm, as we slip into fall, this warming wonder will add that extra layer of happiness and sweet rich scent. Vietnamese Melissa (also known as Lemon Balm), soft and lovely, but a master martial artist as she comes out of the bottle, is back. Few oils can match her in anti-microbial might, and even fewer can match her sunny sweetness of scent. Shiso Leaf is the last one, and some call him Perilla. Think of your sushi platter. That serrated little triangularish leaf with the sharp peppery bite? The one that works against food poisoning so well? Well, he is related to peppermint and patchouli, and his essential oil is startlingly fresh, invigorating and the kind of green razor thing that keeps you on your toes.