cotswold lavender, cotswolds, uk
Cotswold Lavender Farm adopts a very simple system using rain water to extract the essential oils from the Lavender plant, Steam Distillation.
It’s the same system used by the ancient Egyptians and Romans. The crop is harvested and brought to the distillery, where collected rainwater is heated and converted into steam, which, when pumped into the same container holding the Lavender, causes the glands of the Lavender plant to split, and the oil from the Lavender plant evaporates into steam.
This mix of oil and steam is then piped to a condenser, which cools the steam back to oil and water. The Lavender oil and water are then separated. The oil is then left for one year before bottling.
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D MK3 camera
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4 ‘L’ series lens
Settings:
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f/11
ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
Cotswold Lavender, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK, 52.0039° N, 1.8473° W
Read MoreIt’s the same system used by the ancient Egyptians and Romans. The crop is harvested and brought to the distillery, where collected rainwater is heated and converted into steam, which, when pumped into the same container holding the Lavender, causes the glands of the Lavender plant to split, and the oil from the Lavender plant evaporates into steam.
This mix of oil and steam is then piped to a condenser, which cools the steam back to oil and water. The Lavender oil and water are then separated. The oil is then left for one year before bottling.
Camera:
Canon EOS 5D MK3 camera
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4 ‘L’ series lens
Settings:
Focal Length: 24mm
Aperture: f/11
ISO 100
Shutter Speed: 1/40 sec
Cotswold Lavender, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, UK, 52.0039° N, 1.8473° W
