I love how the lilac bush in my back yard smells. I decided this year, I would tincture the flowers. If I like the result, I'll use the tincture for the base of a perfume. This isn't my first tincture, but this is my first attempt at one with fresh flowers. Both of my perfuming teachers, Julianne Zaleta and Charna Ethier, have tinctured from fresh …