Discovery of the still and distillation of floral water

Name: Descubrimiento del alambique y destilación de agua floral
Start: 2024-06-01T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2024-06-01T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Jardin des cimes

Discover the functioning and the history of this «instrument of the Alchemists»,

Sábado 1 junio, 14:00Passed

Herramientas de registro

Register / book: https://www.helloasso.com/associations/jardin-des-cimes/evenements/decouverte-de-l-alambic-de-la-distillation-d-eau-florale-huile-essentielle

©Robin Baud Grasset

Discover the functioning and the history of this «instrument of the Alchemists»,
the use of essential oils and hydrosols since the Egyptians usqu to today, on the border of perfume, health, religious and magical rites. Together we will make a distillation: what plants, how to harvest, what properties, how to distill… You will also leave at the end with your bottle of hydrosol.
All ages from 6 years

Speaker’s presentation : Robin, producer of aromatic and medicinal plants installed in the Plateau d'Assy and picker on the edges of the Massif du Mont Blanc. Passionate about plants, stories and touches everything. Former gardener of the Jardin des Cimes, trained in distillation at the CFFPA of Nyons and according to the meetings.

About the location

Jardin des cimes

447, route du Docteur Davy - Plateau d'Assy, 74190 Passy, Haute-Savoie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Haute-Savoie
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Garden of Tops is a big(great) park located in 1000m by height in Plateau d'Assy. This 3 hectare garden, drawn by the Workshop(Studio) and created in 2008 by "Field of Tops", begun(undertaken) by insertion, offers a panorama of exception throughout so sensory route(course) as pedagogic. Kitchen gardens of world, botanical collections, bare and sound(resounding) strolls of the Alpine universes. Open from May 25th till October 7th.