Summer Masterclass

DAY ONE

SATURDAY, Feb 29 th 10.30-3.30

USING WATER AS A SOLVENT

• Prepare a botanical infusion
• How-to-distill a seasonal hydrosol: harvesting, applications, pH, storage, filtering and closed sterile distillations
• Break for Lunch
• How-to-distill a seasonal essential oil: suitable plant types, harvesting, preparations,distillation technique, separation, storage, and applications
• Distill an NZ native in a stainless still
• Decoctions, sherbets, and cordials: prepare botanical bitters using water as a solvent
• Walk in the garden, plant identification.

DAY TWO

SUNDAY, March 1st  10.30-3.30

USING ALCOHOL AS A SOLVENT

• Turn a wine or fruit ferment into a clear spirit
• Prepare a botanical tincture: suitable plants and herb and applications
• Maceration and filtering techniques
• Prepare plant waxes for perfume or body care
• Break for Lunch
• Vapour infusions: blend botanicals for a vapour infused gin using traditional gin botanicals and seasonal aromatics
• Create your own gin or zero abv cocktail.

All teaching notes about techniques and processes demonstrated will be provided to participants at the beginning of each day along with a list of other resources. Sample bottles of everything prepared during the Masterclass will also be available to take home!