Black Orchid

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, soil and roots, like a forest floor after rain.

It opens on truffle, gardenia and black currant, moves through orchid, spices and gardenia, and settles on mexican chocolate, patchouli and vanille.

• gardenia: creamy white flower with a green, almost mushroomy edge
• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.