Top Notes 
Assam tea
Sicilian bergamot
Heart Notes 
Jasminum auriculatum
Base Notes 
Cardamom
Nutmeg
Cedar
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East Frisians in the Heart Note
The last few days have been far too warm for me. I never complain about the cold, but I certainly complain more often about the heat. Moreover, the repeatedly broken temperature records remind me of climate change, and it makes me feel quite different, certainly not better.
However, I must admit that the evenings we spent with different groups of friends in wine taverns and estate inns were lovely. For example, last night in a cozy wine garden just a few meters from the Rhine, with a view of the passing ships. With the width of the Rhine that it reaches in our region, a similar feeling arises as by the sea. It calms the soul and nerves.
Often, I choose my scent of the day rather spontaneously or from a selection that I keep in the bathroom for a while. But yesterday, I decided on a gift. A fragrance that I had often had on my wish list but had not bought for myself: Tribal Black Tea. This scent is ideally suited for warm summer evenings: refreshing but not cooling; bitter but not off-putting.
Before the durability fetishists start shouting again that it’s no good because it doesn’t last like a tattoo and you can’t smell it for 12 hours (not even six hours), here’s my personal opinion on that: I couldn’t care less. To quote the new James Bond (Casino Royale) in response to the question of "shaken or stirred": Do I look like I care?
On the contrary: A scent that doesn’t cling forever and annoyingly can be reapplied at will or even swapped out on the same day. In the morning at 30 degrees, a citrus scent; in the evening, at 23 degrees, Tribal Black Tea! That’s how it should be!
Earl Grey tea in the top note:
The beauty of this scent is that you can actually smell something like an authentic tea note. Thanks to bergamot, which tends to push itself forward but then likes to disappear bored, the tea initially has an Earl Grey twist in the top note. As an old organic fan, I can recommend the Earl Grey from Alnatura for comparison, which I personally find the best. Of course, you can also get the stuff from an expensive tea shop, but that’s not necessary. You can tell that what I’m writing here is true.
East Frisian tea (Assam) in the heart note:
After that, the tea note becomes a bit more rustic, no longer so British-distinguished, and takes off the prince-of-wales-patterned jacket. Underneath, an East Frisian sweater appears: rather bitter, black-red, rustic, and close to my beloved East Frisian tea (Assam tea, see the excellent comment from Seerose). East Frisians are world champions in tea consumption (and clearly ahead of the Chinese and Japanese, dear readers) and they are practically represented here in the heart note.
Jasmine tea in the base note:
And the wonderful, yes, delightful thing is that this tea scent undergoes another metamorphosis and suddenly pours jasmine tea with a charming smile from narrow eyes, without developing that penetrating flower that I don’t like in some jasmine teas and therefore usually don’t drink. Served so lovingly, I enjoy smelling it. However, to claim that the base note is now Chinese jasmine tea isn’t quite accurate, as the British and East Frisian accents remain in certain proportions during this final phase.
However Illuminum managed to achieve this, whether by chance or skill: it’s a little miracle.
Of course, this scent is not a masterpiece in the style of an Eau Sauvage, a Patou pour Homme, or a Knize Ten. That’s why I’m also refraining from giving it a top rating. But I can stand behind a 9.0, despite or because of the short durability and especially because of the East Frisians in the heart note.
Thanks once again to Ergoproxy for the generous gift!
However, I must admit that the evenings we spent with different groups of friends in wine taverns and estate inns were lovely. For example, last night in a cozy wine garden just a few meters from the Rhine, with a view of the passing ships. With the width of the Rhine that it reaches in our region, a similar feeling arises as by the sea. It calms the soul and nerves.
Often, I choose my scent of the day rather spontaneously or from a selection that I keep in the bathroom for a while. But yesterday, I decided on a gift. A fragrance that I had often had on my wish list but had not bought for myself: Tribal Black Tea. This scent is ideally suited for warm summer evenings: refreshing but not cooling; bitter but not off-putting.
Before the durability fetishists start shouting again that it’s no good because it doesn’t last like a tattoo and you can’t smell it for 12 hours (not even six hours), here’s my personal opinion on that: I couldn’t care less. To quote the new James Bond (Casino Royale) in response to the question of "shaken or stirred": Do I look like I care?
On the contrary: A scent that doesn’t cling forever and annoyingly can be reapplied at will or even swapped out on the same day. In the morning at 30 degrees, a citrus scent; in the evening, at 23 degrees, Tribal Black Tea! That’s how it should be!
Earl Grey tea in the top note:
The beauty of this scent is that you can actually smell something like an authentic tea note. Thanks to bergamot, which tends to push itself forward but then likes to disappear bored, the tea initially has an Earl Grey twist in the top note. As an old organic fan, I can recommend the Earl Grey from Alnatura for comparison, which I personally find the best. Of course, you can also get the stuff from an expensive tea shop, but that’s not necessary. You can tell that what I’m writing here is true.
East Frisian tea (Assam) in the heart note:
After that, the tea note becomes a bit more rustic, no longer so British-distinguished, and takes off the prince-of-wales-patterned jacket. Underneath, an East Frisian sweater appears: rather bitter, black-red, rustic, and close to my beloved East Frisian tea (Assam tea, see the excellent comment from Seerose). East Frisians are world champions in tea consumption (and clearly ahead of the Chinese and Japanese, dear readers) and they are practically represented here in the heart note.
Jasmine tea in the base note:
And the wonderful, yes, delightful thing is that this tea scent undergoes another metamorphosis and suddenly pours jasmine tea with a charming smile from narrow eyes, without developing that penetrating flower that I don’t like in some jasmine teas and therefore usually don’t drink. Served so lovingly, I enjoy smelling it. However, to claim that the base note is now Chinese jasmine tea isn’t quite accurate, as the British and East Frisian accents remain in certain proportions during this final phase.
However Illuminum managed to achieve this, whether by chance or skill: it’s a little miracle.
Of course, this scent is not a masterpiece in the style of an Eau Sauvage, a Patou pour Homme, or a Knize Ten. That’s why I’m also refraining from giving it a top rating. But I can stand behind a 9.0, despite or because of the short durability and especially because of the East Frisians in the heart note.
Thanks once again to Ergoproxy for the generous gift!
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