Rose Geranium Oil?

[verporchting]

Has anyone ever scented your own tobaccos with a food grade RG oil? I’ve seen it advertised in organic or health essential oil type stores and believe it can be ingested or smoked.

I’m thinking about mixing up a batch of D&R Three Sails with maybe a tiny dash of the stuff to see what happens but don’t want to poison myself. ?

 

[mso489]

Oh, bither-bother about poisoning yourself, the question is will it ghost your pipe. Just kidding, but I guess you have a designated pipe for the purpose. Do you have a lake in your vicinity, to uphold the Lakeland traditions?

 

[verporchting]

Oh, bither-bother about poisoning yourself, the question is will it ghost your pipe. Just kidding, but I guess you have a designated pipe for the purpose. Do you have a lake in your vicinity, to uphold the Lakeland traditions?

My cellar is a small bit of the Lakeland tradition in itself.

Ain’t afraid of no ghost!

 

[canucklehead]

I've heard that it's a decent tick repellent.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I use it in some of my mustache wax. Not dead yet.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

That's a heck of an idea. Please post your results if you try. I'd be intrested in trying on some Picayune.

 

[Country Bladesmith]

I’ve often wondered if the rosewater that can be found at Indian grocery markets would work. I just never tried it. No geranium, but it’s definitely food safe. And potent. I’ve used it in cocktails in the past. A little goes a long way.

 

[Richmond B. Funkenhouser]

I’ve often wondered if the rosewater that can be found at Indian grocery markets would work. I just never tried it. No geranium, but it’s definitely food safe. And potent. I’ve used it in cocktails in the past. A little goes a long way.

Here I was, thinking those were the same thing.

 

[rushx9]

I believe @hawky454 is the resident expert on homebrewed Lakeland sauce?. He may be able to shed some light on the topic.

 

[cshubhra]

It is indeed used in some Indian tobacco products. Ken Byron uses something similar in Live Wire. It will probably not have the exact same smell as a Lakeland tobacco

I’ve often wondered if the rosewater that can be found at Indian grocery markets would work. I just never tried it. No geranium, but it’s definitely food safe. And potent. I’ve used it in cocktails in the past. A little goes a long way.

 

[rushx9]

Has anyone tried Kentucky Bird? I haven't smoked it, but the tin smelled just like roses in a way very different from Lakelands.

 

[mingc]

Has anyone tried Kentucky Bird? I haven't smoked it, but the tin smelled just like roses in a way very different from Lakelands.

The label says "with natural flowers." I haven't had it but it's in my cart for the next order. I'm very eager to try it!

 

[trouttimes]

I have a guy who works for me on the ranch who constantly talks of smoking flowers but I'm not sure this is what he is talking about. I can tell you that it puts him in a better mood.

 

[F4RM3R]

I bought some for scenting tobacco. While it is very perfumy, floral and rose-like. It isn't exactly what I was expecting. I am assuming like all essential oils, the fragrance can vary slightly from brand to brand, but 100% pure is exactly that. As for my experiment, I easily overdid it, and that was me just rubbing a little on my fingers and then onto the tobacco. A very light hand is needed with this oil.

I've had better results with mixtures of other essential oils like bergamot, wintergreen, benzoin and lavender as they are a bit more forgiving with the amount you use. But with all oils, it's only a very very small amount you will use. Like 1 - 2 drops each per ounce(less for certain more pungent ones like rose geranium)

But it's fun to blend and use them, I've had nice results with a bergamot, benzoin, wintergreen concoction. Just dissolve into a little alcohol and spray on.

 

[hawky454]

Well I was out on a hiatus for a bit but I got called back in as I always do.

Yes I’ve experimented with everything mentioned here and more... my conclusion... leave it up to the experts haha, they are gonna do it much better than I can (or have time for). My best results were using the rose water mentioned above. I made a simple sugar with it and sprayed it on the tobacco... decent results but nothing better than the pros. I have experimented with rose geranium (I’m not the biggest fan of the stuff) but after experimenting with it I realized that is definitely the main ingredient in Grasmere Flake. It’s just too potent for me. I like a bit more complexity to the sauce like something you’ll find on Condor or St. Bruno.

I recommend looking into HU’s scented tobacco, I personally think they surpassed GH&Co’s scented tobacco. Stuff like Hadde’s Best Irish, Sissinghurst and evening Daddy Gefftl totally rock my world and the sauces they use are much more complex than any concoction that I could come up with.

 

[saltedplug]

Scenting is some 300 years old, and in that time the Lakeland scenters have, presumably, gotten the process right. Also, the crucible of work drives employees to solutions that amateurs are slower to find.

Finally, unless certain of s chemical's properties, I would be hesitant to ingest it.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

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Has anyone ever scented your own tobaccos with a food grade RG oil? I’ve seen it advertised in organic or health essential oil type stores and believe it can be ingested or smoked.

I’m thinking about mixing up a batch of D&R Three Sails with maybe a tiny dash of the stuff to see what happens but don’t want to poison myself. ?

Not 100% sure of precisely what you are looking at, but rose geranium has been used, and still is, in cooking. My cousin’s late husband was from the Middle East, and she made Turkish Delight from one of his family recipes. I have actually seen her use RG. Delicious stuff. Rose water is also used in some TD recipes. It tastes different than RG when used in TD. But it is still good.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Finally, unless certain of s chemical's properties, I would be hesitant to ingest it.

Easy enough to find out these days, harder to find what might be in pipe tobacco

 

[verporchting]

I went hunting for rose geranium oil but found everything was marketed as essential oils and was repeatedly warned against ingesting as it was for external use only. The looks on the faces of the organic health shop workers was priceless when I explained what I was wanting. Had I told them I intended to buy party favors for a Satanic ritual to kickstart Armageddon it wouldn’t have been much different. ?

Years ago I got a similar look from an antique dealer when I bought several lovely old silver spoons with a particular floral pattern. The ladies just wouldn’t let it be and kept trying to “help” me in choosing the pattern - just trying to be nice mind, nothing untoward or unfriendly. I was interested in a particular couple of spoons and they were trying to sell me set or to determine if I was trying to match or complete a set. I tried not to explain because I knew it would piss them off if they knew what I wanted them for. Eventually I explained I wasn’t trying to complete a set of antique silverware but wanted to make gun holders out of the spoons and the pattern had to match the engraving on the Damascus steel receiver of a vintage shotgun. They were appalled. ???

The spoons worked great to hang my shotguns.

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

Ty, given your affinity for it, why not grow your own?
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