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orange blossom, black tea, birch tar.
  • orange blossom, black tea, birch tar.
orange blossom, black tea, birch tar.

Eau de parfum 50 ml

orange blossom, black tea, birch tar.

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The orange tree was spared, the old birch house burnt to the ground. While having tea in the shadow of that tree, the magistrates were hit by contentment. Was it under influence of tarry fumes, sweet orange blossom, the elegant tea? All is fine. They agreed. Forgetting their official business. This is what always works. They said.
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Orange blossom, black tea birch tar.

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orange blossom

Orange flowers, in perfumery, come from the bitter orange tree. When the flowers are steam-distilled, the result is neroli. Or, the floral note can be extracted by means of enfleurage: the flower’s scent is absorbed into an odorless fat, and the oil is finally extracted from that fat using alcohol. That is orange blossom. Neroli is greener and more bitter, calling to mind the classical eau de cologne. Orange blossom, by contrast, is warm and sweet, open and majestic — less fatigued by process.

• Citrus floral
• Orange
• Honey

black tea

Unlike green or oolong, black tea leaves are fully oxidized before the light roast, a process that darkens the leaf, concentrates the tannins, and draws out their characteristic depth. Black tea speaks with quiet distinction. Earthy and dry, with a faint orchid-like floralcy, it settles into a delicate fruitiness, reminiscent of lychee or quince.

• Earthy
• Orchid floral
• Delicate fruit

birch tar

Rectified birch tar is, as one would expect, smoky in character. The tar is unusable in its raw state, but through repeated steam distillation the unwanted byproducts are removed. This is the rectification process. And the result? Phenolic, like a peaty Scotch, with an intriguing medicinal edge. As the lighter, smoky molecules fade, you are left with an oily sweetness that is priceless.

• Smoky
• Medicinal
• Sweet