Aroma Compass · Documentation

What travels with a batch

A plant name on a label proves nothing. Here is what, concretely, accompanies every batch we recommend, and how to read it.

Producer: The name of the farm or distillery, not an anonymous intermediary.
Commune: The precise location of production, not just a country or region.
Plant part: Flower, leaf, bark, rhizome: the part actually distilled.
Distillation date: When the batch was produced, not a packaging or listing date.
Lot number: The identifier that physically links the sample to its analysis.
GC/MS: Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry, specific to that batch.
Density: A simple physical measurement that allows a first consistency check.
Certifications: Organic or otherwise, where they exist and are documented for that specific batch.

A sample dossier

A sample batch dossier, with sensitive data removed, to see concretely what this documentation looks like.

It shows the major compounds detected in the analyzed sample and their relative proportion.
It can flag an atypical composition compared to what is expected for the stated species and chemotype.
It gives an objective point of comparison between two batches of the same oil.

On its own, it does not guarantee geographic origin or the producer's identity.
It proves nothing about how the oil was stored or transported after the analysis.
It does not replace clinical or formulation judgment: chemical composition is an input, not a conclusion.
An old analysis, or one run on a different batch, says nothing about the batch you actually receive.