Alb Tamara #6

The Vestments Collection

Named for a long white garment, a fruited blending that includes the following aromatics: Rosemary, Lemon and Chamomile.

Known to the early Romans as “Ros Maris,” meaning Dew of the Sea, this bushy herb grew abundantly about the Mediterranean. It came to symbolize the fidelity of lovers and at weddings it was often part of the bridal trousseau. In 1540 Anne of Cleves wore a wreath in her hair on her marriage to Henry VIII and still today it is common to find ROSEMARY intertwined in a new brides bouquet.

From Ancient India seafarers set sail across the Arabian Sea to Persia and Africa. On their long voyage they carried a citrus fruit unknown elsewhere. In Sanskrit it was “Nimbuka” and used to purify drinking water aboard ship and as an antiseptic and astringent. In Arabia it became known as “Limonum” and soon LEMON groves were planted to harvest its medicinal and aromatic goodness.

Known in Egypt as the flower of the Sun God it was later a favorite to the ancient Greeks. Its fragrance was akin to apples and they so named it “kamaimelon,” or “apple of the ground,” from which we derive the name CHAMOMILE.