Alteya ROSE DISTILLATION

The logo of Alteya Organics.

 

A woman posing in front of a pink flower factory.

ROSE DISTILLATION

A person is holding a bunch of pink flowers.

Alteya’s plantations and distillery allow us to maintain our status as a leading grower and distiller of pure organic Bulgarian Rose Oil, Rose Flower Water, and other essential oils and flower waters.

A field of pink flowers with mountains in the background.

Two people in lab coats looking at a clipboard.

OUR QUALITY STANDARDS

On Alteya’s plantations, the cultivation, harvesting, and distillation are strictly controlled and extensive laboratory testing is conducted at every step to ensure that our products are exceeding industry standards.

Pink roses growing in a field.

ROSE CULTIVATION AND HARVESTING

The rose bushes are very prolific plants. They keep blooming and producing rose buds for a few weeks which means picking every day. Picking roses is a very hard and labor-consuming process, done solely by hand. Also, timing is essential because to get the highest quality rose oil, the fields have to be harvested before the sun shines too brightly and evaporates the precious flowers’ oil.

A large metal container filled with pink flowers.

DISTILLATION PROCESS

After the workers have finished picking the roses for the day, the fresh blossoms are taken to the distillery where the distillation process immediately takes place. The rose blossoms are placed in a special distillation still. Then a stream of low-pressure steam is discharged through the fresh blossoms to release the essential oil into the vapor. The aromatic vapor is then condensed by cooling the coil.