Smells like community spirit
He came up with this idea of distilling dags because he’s got an essential oil distiller and I thought what a whacko idea but let’s give it a try. — Nadia Lim
it a try.”
The final result was a fragrance that “smells like a woolshed”, Lim said.
Like all good experiments, early trials were not so successful, with the first attempt coming out “a bit too strong”, she said.
“That’s the one that everyone sees on the show [where] everyone was like ‘ooh — that smells a bit pooey,’ but we’ve worked on it.”
Luckily, the fourth time was the charm for “Eau de Dagg”.
Despite this, the inaugural bottle of “Eau de Dagg” seemed to be doing well on Trade Me, Bagrie said.
“So far it’s selling really well … and all of the profits are going to the Rural Support Trust so [we’re] quietly stoked with that.
“Hopefully, the townies are into it.” ■