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GROWERS OF HERBS FOR FRAGRANCE AND FLAVOUR
DISTILLERS OF HERBS
(ESTABLISHED 1925)

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Wholesale herbs from Camstar
The crop is harvested and brought to Chestnuts Farm, where it is placed in these large retorts for distillation.
Steam is fed into the bottom of the retort and works it's way up to the top, dissolving the essential oil as it progresses. Then these tubes take it across to the condenser.
The mix of oil and water is then treated by gravity separation.