The Patchouli in Perfumery

Once seen as a scent favored by courtesans and hippies, patchouli has become a key ingredient in todays perfumery. Its warm, woody and complex fragrance provides the perfect setting for fresher notes to run free, especially in chypre and ambery perfumes. Explore every aspect of this exotic plant, from botany, history, art, gastronomy, literature, agriculture and chemistry, to the perfumers who use it and the perfumes they create.

Published: Oct. 2019

96 Pages