Lemon Balm Reserve – Dawn Harvest 2025 | Hand-Selected Micro-Batch of the World’s Finest Melissa officinalis

Sancta Herba Reserve is our pinnacle line, micro-batch herbs gathered in unrepeatable moments of time. This 2025 Lemon Balm – Dawn Harvest was collected at first light, when cool air holds the plant’s most delicate aromatics. Hand-selected and shade-dried with extraordinary care, it preserves a singular expression of Melissa officinalis—never to be repeated. This is not ordinary lemon balm. This is a once-in-a-lifetime Dawn Harvest, cut at the precise moment essential oils peak, yielding an unmatched brightness and depth.

Limited Reserve: Only 40 lbs available · Hand-numbered bags

Tasting Notes

· LEMON · SPEARMINT · CAMPHOR ·

• Aroma: Bright citrus bouquet with a clean herbal lift.
• Flavor: Lively lemon layered over cool minty undertones.
• Finish: Gentle camphor clarity that lingers with calm focus.

Sensory Notes

· LEMON · SPEARMINT · CAMPHOR ·

Steep a cup and meet its rare character:

• Aroma: A bright wave of lemon balanced by cooling spearmint.
• Flavor: Delicate sweetness laced with subtle camphor.
• Finish: A calm, clarifying close shaped by the hour of harvest.

The Reserve Philosophy

· TO HONOR EXTRAORDINARY MOMENTS ·

Reserve lots are born when nature offers something beyond the ordinary. A harvest where timing, place, and care converge into perfection. These micro-harvests are gathered in small quantities, hand-numbered, and never repeated. They are not meant for routine use, but for ritual, a way to honor the fleeting beauty of what the earth gives only once.

To hold a Reserve is to hold a moment in time.

Why “Dawn Harvest” Matters

Timing transforms herbs. At dawn, essential oils are at peak intensity. By harvesting before sunlight warms the field, we captured lemon balm’s most nuanced profile, its vivid lemon top note, mint-bright mid, and a soft camphor finish. Each Reserve lot is treated like a vintage: one harvest, one season, one alignment of soil, weather, and care.

Serving Inspiration

• Infusion: Steep 1–2 tsp per cup of hot water for 5–7 minutes.
• Best enjoyed: At daybreak or whenever you seek a quiet reset.
• Pairings: Layer with Tulsi or Chamomile for a deeply soothing cup.

Product Details

• Botanical name: Melissa officinalis
• Harvest: Dawn · Summer 2025
• Lot: 01 · Hand-numbered micro-batch
• Form: Shade-dried whole leaf
• Origin: Sacred Plant Co · Colorado
• Collection: Sancta Herba Reserve
• Total production: ~40 lbs (when it’s gone, it’s gone)

A Moment in Time, Captured

Reserve releases are time-capsule herbs—living archives of plant, place, and season. Just as vineyards speak through their vintages, each Reserve lot preserves a fleeting harmony of earth and sky. What you hold is the character of that morning, sealed for your ritual.

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