The nose
How they smell
A stillroom is a nose as much as a cup. Crush a leaf. These are the scents of this cupboard — petal, hay, camphor, lemon, musk.
Bright leaf, peel, a green spark.
3 plants
Citrus & lemon
Lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Fresh lemon-citrus with a soft minty, herbal undertone. Bright, tart-sweet, and green when crushed.
Citrus & lemon
Lemon thyme
Thymus citriodorus
Thyme’s earthy, minty-spicy base with a bright lemon-citrus lift. Fresh, a little sweet-floral, and waking.
Citrus & lemon
Lemon verbena
Aloysia citrodora
Bright, sharp, clean lemon — more leafy and green than peel — herbal, slightly floral. Sparkling when you bruise a leaf.
Traditional kitchen and folk use only. This is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are pregnant, nursing, on medicine, or unwell, ask a clinician before drinking anything as a remedy.