Myrtle Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Myrtle (Myrtus communis), the common or true myrtle, is a dense evergreen shrub of the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, native to the Mediterranean, North Africa and western Asia and a classic plant of Greek and Roman gardens. It grows 2-5 m tall with small, glossy, pointed leaves dotted with translucent oil glands and, in summer, solitary white, fragrant flowers with a prominent brush of golden stamens, followed by blue-black berries. The crushed leaves have a clean, spicy, eucalyptus-like scent, and the berries flavor Sardinian mirto liqueur. We extract the dried leaf.