Nangarhar Rose

[zahir]

Which makes me wonder what I was suspecting initially: wouldn't lack of waxes makes the oil more refined and higher in quality? Might even say: the highest of quality. Don't know. This is just me thinking out loud.

 

[Mr.P]

Good Bulgarian roses are delightful - unbelievable fresh sparkle with complex layers of almost peppery rose scent. Utterly representative of fresh garden roses.

I don’t get this from the majority of Bulgarian or (now that I think about it) Turkish rose I have sampled from US resellers. Always seems to be dull, lacking sparkle, even some of the most highly priced like alba for example. Find them acceptable but not transfixing or sublime.

But I have smelled rare examples of both that were just unbelievable.

 

[Sofmusc]

Machallah brother Al Shareef very interesting

 

[Al Shareef Oudh]

Machallah brother Al Shareef very interesting

thanks brother, you should try it !!

 

[ms Quynh]

Notorious for its rich culture, craftsmanship & luscious fruits and nuts Afghanistan doesn’t usually come to mind when thinking of prized produce. Though now considered a war-torn ravaged country it was as recent as the 70s that Afghanistan was famous for her abundant fruits and nuts; the result of near-perfect weather and fertile soil.

In the east of Afghanistan, at the foot hills of the Hindu Kush mountains the Nangarhar Valley is from amongst the most fertile lands in the world. Towering snow-covered peaks provide a picturesque background to pristine waters and sunlight-strewn fields - the epitome of beauty.

In 2005 a vision was brought to life. Local entrepreneurs gave farmers lucratively cultivating poppies for heroin as their livelihood a new proposal; to shift their attention to more beneficial cash crops such as pomegranates, saffron and rose - and so they did. Dubbed locally as the ‘Mohammadi’ rose, Nangarhar Valley took well to the Rose Damascena and today thousands of acres of poppy fields have been replaced by the stunningly-scented pink roses.

The quality of a rose oil is dependent on 4 main factors: specie of rose, fertility of soil, water supply, and elevation of the land. It seems like both Nangarhar and Ta’if have the perfect elevation and variety of damask rose. The valley also has very rich soil and abundant water supply. In comparison to the other rose-oil producing regions in the world such as Ta’if, Isfahan, Isparta and Kazanlak, the Nangarhar operations are fairly new to the scene turning only 14 years old this year. The reason why many of us have not even heard about the Nangarhar rose oil is because it is in such high demand, almost all of the produce is pre-booked by international perfume brands in Europe and USA. Currently there are only two small distilleries producing the rose oil in the region and much like Ta’if the volume produced per annum is not very large.

The mainly stainless-steel distillation system was designed and built by the Germans. The units have captured the best of the Bulgarian and traditional designs used in Ta’fi, India and Isfahan. Whereas the Bulgarian systems force out both the oils and waxes from the petals by steam, the Nangarhar system behaves more like the Ta’ifi deghs capturing only the oils. That is why more stems are required for one litre of Nangarhar rose oil compared to the Bulgarian rose oil. To be precise, 7 tonnes are measured for every litre of Nangarhar rose oil in comparison to just 4 tonnes for Bulgarian steam distilled oils.

Having worked with the best of rose oils from all of the major rose regions I was impressed by the quality and smell of this oil. The Nangarhar oil has a perfect rose equilibrium - you have to smell this oil to appreciate how good it is. There is a resilience in this oil, a testimony to the land and her people. To make this project possible, farmers, collectors and distillers face daily threats from militants in the region. However, the will of the people is such that they wish for a better future and to make rose rather than war.

PS>> in our vendor thread we will release this beauty shortly.

I love rose EO. Please tell me how to buy this kind. Thank you verry much.

 

[Mr.P]

Go to the Al Shareef web site - used to be there at least.

 

[ms Quynh]

I'm not professhional in rose eo. I bought alba rose oil from Bungari, it's solid in cool weather, it's shine yellow colour. I will put Greek and Turkey eo in fridge to see if it solid. If they are not solid. Are they fake?

 

[Faris]

unless more consumers demand the essential oils to be free of waxes.

When it comes to 🌹, you’re alone on that mate!

 

[Saudalhajri]

I'm not professhional in rose eo. I bought alba rose oil from Bungari, it's solid in cool weather, it's shine yellow colour. I will put Greek and Turkey eo in fridge to see if it solid. If they are not solid. Are they fake?

Not necessarily.
Some rose oils take a very long time, or a very long temperature to solidify. Some don’t solidify at all. It depends on region, particular crop, distillation process, age of the oil.
Not freezing solid does not 100% mean it’s fake, but it is a red flag that requires investigation.
The rose you got might just be an absolute or an extraction other than distillation.

 

[Mr.P]

Not necessarily.
Some rose oils take a very long time, or a very long temperature to solidify. Some don’t solidify at all. It depends on region, particular crop, distillation process, age of the oil.
Not freezing solid does not 100% mean it’s fake, but it is a red flag that requires investigation.
The rose you got might just be an absolute or an extraction other than distillation.

easy to tell if it's an extraction based on the color. Absolutes can gel as well but at lower temps than distilled oils.