So Much Ado About Frankincense

Here’s a short explanation about our frankincense distillation. As many people know, we were operating Enfleurage Middle East, our frankincense distillary, in Muscat Oman, from 2017-2023. Before that, we were in Salalah, from 2011-2016. This has been our distillery, not someone else’s. Both times, I decamped suddenly due to ill health. In 2016 it was breast cancer, and in 2023, it was heart failure and endometrial cancer. (I am braca positive.) When I was a teenager, I had melanoma, …

Onward!

Many of you have asked what's up with our distillery and when are we restarting production and where are we moving to and other questions in this vein. I know I keep saying one thing and then another but we do actually now have a plan. Here's the deal: At the beginning of 2023, as we were visiting Dubai, thinking perhaps we should move the distillery there from Muscat as Oman had become very difficult due to circumstances after HM Qaboos passed away and then covid. But I had a serious medical si …

A Few Words About Shipping Now

We’ve been getting a few questions and starting to see some rumbling in our imports, so I’d like to clarify a bit, if possible. As of now, shipping within the US is fine, not impacted at all. But the combination of tariffs, and the revocation of the de minimus exemption are beginning to ripple out. Because we are tiny, we have more flexibility than large companies, in a way. We source from around the world, as you know, mainly from small distillers, though we do buy a few oils domest …