The Cedar of Lebanon Oil is without a doubt one of the most interesting and powerful essential oils we have had the pleasure of carrying at Floracopeia. It is truly a one of a kind aromatic treasure of the highest quality.

Many of you have met the Cedar of Lebanon Oil and are familiar with the project we initiated for it about two years ago. After two years of concentrated effort we have not been able to bring the replanting project to fruition and we are now bringing it to a close.  Perhaps it will reincarnate in another form some time in the future.

This Weekend’s Special Sale

The Cedar of Lebanon Oil which was being sold at $250 per dram to support the replanting project is available for only $60.00. We are now offering the final supply of the oil and hydrosol for this special sale this weekend.  In addition, for each dram of Cedar of Lebanon Oil purchased, we’ll send you a free 4oz bottle of the Cedar of Lebanon Hydrosol (regularly $20).

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The Story of the Cedar of Lebanon

Once, these majestic trees covered the mountains of Lebanon and surrounding regions. Because of their great value for a multitude of purposes they were deforested over millennia, until now only a few groves remain.

The Cedar of Lebanon (Cedrus libani) is a tree with an ancient history, revered and considered sacred by Christians, Jews and Muslims for millenia. Those who are familiar with the Judeo-Christian traditions will know that this tree is mentioned numerous times in scriptures, referring to its strength, beauty and religious significance. King Solomon built his temple from this wood, and the Phoenicians their boats. The trees were renowned throughout the Old World, venerated and celebrated as spiritual monuments.

In the spring of ‘08 we received a letter from a gentleman who is an expert in the history, plants and musical instruments of the Bible. He informed us that about one hundred years ago a Cedrus libani had been planted on an estate in North Carolina, that it had recently blown down in a storm, and that a small amount of the wood remained for sale by a rare wood collector. We immediately purchased this wood with the intention of distilling its precious oil, a fragrance from a bygone age.

Two-hundred and twenty pounds of heartwood was shipped to our distiller in Crestone, Colorado, where it was custom-distilled for Floracopeia. The distillation produced one liter of essential oil and ten gallons of hydrosol.

The olfactory characteristics of the oil are those of a fine cedar wood: softly woody and balsamic, subtly complex with a tinge of sweetness. But it is not the aroma itself that makes this oil marvelous, but its rarity and connection to another time and place. It is the fragrance of a past age, the scent of ancient cultures and histories and a link to a deeply spiritual chapter of human life. It is possible that this liter of oil is the only Cedar of Lebanon essential oil available in the world.

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