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Just wondering how many people use essential oils to flavour their neutrals?
Speaking to someone at the health food shop that I found some 100% Pure Aniseed Essential Oil, she advised me that they may not be safe to consume.
I have read that a few people are using them for their spirits, so are there different grades that are safe for consumption, or due to the small amount being used, the risk is minimal?
Specific brands to use? I am going to look into how to make them myself if they are safe.

Cheers
Rob

robduca wrote:Just wondering how many people use essential oils to flavour their neutrals?
Speaking to someone at the health food shop that I found some 100% Pure Aniseed Essential Oil, she advised me that they may not be safe to consume.
I have read that a few people are using them for their spirits, so are there different grades that are safe for consumption, or due to the small amount being used, the risk is minimal?
Specific brands to use? I am going to look into how to make them myself if they are safe.

Cheers
Rob

:laughing-rolling: just said the same thing to my wife last night. She has started buying essential oils, even frankincense and murr. Don't know about polluting my still with them though, pretty strong smells.

I didn't use essential oils, so it might be irrelevant, but I did use star anise, cloves and all the other herbs for ouzo once. Never again. Took 3 runs and a waste of 75L of UJSM to clean the licorice taste out of my boiler :angry-banghead:
...and I don't even like ouzo 8-}

Yea if I do go down the track of making some, it will be in an old still I have that I never use now. One of the old Still Spirits ones. Would be about 12-14 years old I would say.

CaptainRedBeard wrote:I didn't use essential oils, so it might be irrelevant, but I did use star anise, cloves and all the other herbs for ouzo once. Never again. Took 3 runs and a waste of 75L of UJSM to clean the licorice taste out of my boiler :angry-banghead:
...and I don't even like ouzo 8-}

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Been there done that. And I hate licorice too :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: my mate gets cordials now.

I've been making this for years rob, it's a good drop! viewtopic.php?f=23&t=9567. My missus is an aromatherapist so I have access to almost any essential oil on earth lol. Some oils can be used internally, but you need to know what your doing. The missus has always said, 100% natural plant based oils are the best, lots of commercial ones from supermarkets etc are petroleum based, not good. Best bet is how much they cost, my missus pays about $200 for 5ml of rose oil, yes 5ml :laughing-rolling: . Good oils arnt strong smelling like the store bought shit. If there's anything particular you'd want to know, I can ask her.

Yep I paid nowhere near that haha. This is the one I have got.


Cheers
Rob