Given the recent questions that have come up pertaining to the material the pots are made of that are used in the soaking process prior to distillation, we went to investigate several types of clay and ceramic pots of various sizes and styles (see attached pictures).
We wouldn’t mind conducting an experiment where a clay or ceramic pot was used for soaking. But, like Ensar mentioned in a recent video, we fear obtaining a potentially very earthy scent as a result of using such a pot.
However, since this idea was mentioned on the forum, we’d like embark on this experiment along with all the members here. So, we’d like to know who’s interested in acquiring such an oil prior to undertaking the experiment. If we get enough of people on board, we can commence with the soaking as early as next week.
We can do a batch as small as two tolas, or as large as four. Given the higher expenses that would have to be distributed over two tolas, this one would be slightly more expensive. The cost would include that of the pot and the standard distillation expenses such as raw materials, labour, and utilities.
The price per quarter tola would be $230 if the batch is four tolas, and $250 if it’s two tolas. However, the entire batch would need to be pre-ordered, with a 50% deposit put down up front in order for us to get the ball rolling.
Whoever's interested, please reply to this thread directly, as we would need to reach some kind of consensus amongst all the buyers about the type of scent that they’d like to produce. So, we'll need to discuss the soaking period, the kind of still you’d like to use, and other aspects related to getting the desired oil.