An intoxicating seduction of Siberian roseroot, tonka, Bourbon vanilla, and bittersweet cacao warmed by green cardamon, pink pepper, and young ginger root opening to a smokily alluring a heart of rosewood, Myrrhis odorata, red zafran, candied Angelica, davana, santal, and vetiver. From the depths, black amber, sweet myrrh, vegan castoreum, guaiac and oud woods rise to steal the heart away into dark, carnal mysteries.

"Even now
She is present to me on her beds,
Balmed with the exhalation of a flattering musk,
Rich with the curly essence of santal..."

-- Kavi Bilhana, 11th century (E. Powys Mathers translation from Sanskrit)

Art: Illustration from The Overseer's Tale by Kay Nielsen, 1919