Update 12th May at 9.55pm: First, our order book. The majority of orders placed between the 5th to 7th May have been collected by the couriers, more will be collected tomorrow, and the rest will be collected by the couriers on May 16th. Many easy/quick to assemble orders placed after the 7th have also been collected by the couriers. We are working through the weekend, and I will update again here on Monday concerning lead-times. I am very sorry about the delays and also for the time it is taking me to reply to emails at the moment.
Next, good news on the horizon. By mid-late June I will release a 30 year aged labdanum, Persian cypress e.o, Persian neroli e.o, two Nagaland ouds, one jungle- plantation, the other wild, plus cedarmoss absolute, oakmoss absolute – one of my original sources, melonal n.i, guaiacol n.i, my own commissioned saffron oleo resin red gold, olive absolute (possibly two offerings), another flawless Persian rose otto, sandalwood India Royal - a 1930’s vintage Mysore, plus another intro-level oud from Thailand, a two year aged green sacra tincture, a flawless Indonesian sandalwood CO2 that I have been wearing on my forearms every day this week (heavenly and affordable), plus protium copal resin, elemi resin, a full spectrum green coloured royal hojari resin and I am musing on releasing a trial experiment of stock flower extrait by enfleurage – musing because it’s so fleeting. And finally, for the month of May I have released oud wild Assam e.o, oud Thai fruity-spice e.o (intro level oud), Italian 4-fold lemon super concentrate e.o, oud Chanthaburi honey e.o, orris Tuscan absolute 50% (8% Irones) , oud wild tabak e.o (our first quarter of a million euros per kilo aromatic) plus our 20-month aged grey ambergris 3% tincture and our stunning Indian sandalwood sweetie CO2. Thank you to everyone for the support of our business and as always, if its possible, please do leave product reviews on the website. Thanks, Adam : )
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Eleonora Scalseggi has this to say “Vanillas are climbing orchids hailing from Central America whose seed pods exhale one of the most divinely intoxicating scents (and flavours!) on earth. Very complex to produce – requiring a very time consuming hand pollination in the first place and then a long, delicate curing process of the seed pods because surprisingly these are odourless when just picked from the plant. It is only after this curing process that the moist, plump vanilla beans will have developed their widely sought-after, mouth-watering aroma. A truly fascinating natural material.
Along with the more famous Bourbon vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), Tahitian vanilla is one of the few other cultivated vanilla varieties and displays a much brighter aroma profile, less dark-woody and tobacco-like and instead more radiant floral vanillin, caramelised-sugar sweet along with warm hints of dry plum notes. A more straightforward vanilla than the bourbon quality, to be preferred in compositions where no woody or tobacco notes are desired.
Tinctured at 15% in ethanol and conveniently aged and mellowed for one year, this product is a cost-effective and easy to work with alternative to other natural vanilla materials (notoriously often difficult to dissolve into ethanol), boasting good longevity for a tincture and a luscious drydown.”
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Kostis Pap (verified owner) –
This vanilla product is way more different than the vanilla bourbon absolute. In my mind it’s associated with cream-flavored food products. In fact the word “crème” is very close to the odor of the Tahitian vanilla. The odor is soft sweet vanilla with a top note of some medicinal-sweetness and a dairy background that could be easily described as a light and soft sweet cream. This is a soft creamy masterpiece. After 10 minutes it smoothens a lot to become a wonderful light creamy natural note with cherry-like fruity aspects in its dryout. The effect of the word “soft” here is that the Tahitian product seems more of a “natural” vanillin, than a more caramel-like natural sweetness of the absolute products.
If there was a tool for creating imaginary meals in Heaven, I could easily order vanilla cream bowls flavored with this odor every single time. The sense is so fulfilling that you feel instantly bliss and happiness all over your body. Well, even if they don’t serve Tahitian vanilla flavored meals, at least I could have some smelling strips with this tincture solution on it, can I? Please?? God???
MissLayla (verified owner) –
Wowza! This vanilla is absolutely gorgeous! It has a radiant, “floral vanillin” character to it. It has an initial caramel crackle in the beginning (yes I meant crackle- I’ve paired it with some amazing aldehydic white florals) and it just exalts anything you pair it with. It makes a natural jasmine sing, is incredible with gardenia and just knocks me out when combined with tobacco absolute. I am in heaven! It’s liquid gold and I just can’t get enough. Adam… never stop carrying this, it my favorite vanilla I think I have ever smelled.
Love,
Miss Layla
Anag (verified owner) –
I feel lucky that I have obtained a bottle (thanks to Hermitage I now know a different kind of vanilla exists). It’s a must try for sure. I prefer this one to Bourbon vanilla. Less heavier than Planifolia, more lively and so soft and creamy, it is unbelievable. Would never connect vanilla with the adjective “floral” – until now, that is.
Anna (verified owner) –
Beautiful, sexy and rich scent. The opening of it is very interesting and intriguing (it reminds me of something floral, perhaps jasmin?). It is long lasting but the projection after a short while becomes much less intense.