Artichoke Absolute

2 reviews for Artichoke Absolute

1. Rated 5 out of 5

   vivienne.ca (verified owner) – 28th August 2020

   Artichoke is a compelling absolute as once sniffed, one wants to go back and sniff again and again. For me, it encapsulates the exotic fruit and veg markets of abroad with a familiar nuance of cycling through the British countryside and smelling the melange of vegetables growing in the fields..
   There is no bitter note to the nose, as I may have expected. Instead, warmth and succulent notes prevail.
   In a blend, we have found it to be a beautiful base, an enriching addition and/or a welcome mystery to a citrus/floral.

2. Rated 4 out of 5

   Reimar (verified owner) – 9th February 2022

   My bottle shows batch code fr20, exp. 2023. Compared with other Artichoke absolutes in my collection, this material has a pronounced and unmistakeable Watercress scent: peppery-sulfurous and spicy. I got that material last year from a company in Egypt, and it smells identical to this. So I wonder, what happened? It’s marvelous, though: check out Azzaro’s “Bois precieux”, which has a similar note hidden in the blend.