06/09/2023
KathrynA66
40 Reviews
KathrynA66
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5
Scent Portrait of the South (USA)
This is a wonderful scent portrait of tobacco country in the American South. The heady white florals so emblematic of the South: star jasmine and magnolia, (star jasmine is also known, in the U.S, as Southern jasmine or "confederate" jasmine [yuck!]) are gorgeous.
The sweet, grassy hay and maybe the addition of honeysuckle to the floral bouquet evokes a rural feel, and the kudzu brings a distinctly Southern vibe. I just get a hint of bitterness from the tea, which tones down the florals- but only a tiny bit.
It's the tobacco notes, though, which are really special. I get both the fresh, green tobacco, growing in the fields and the rich scent of curing tobacco after the harvest. Combined with the hay/florals and rounded out by the spice notes and especially the pine, it reminds me of road trips in the South, through little towns with names like Mudlick, Cowtail and Hell's Half Acre or with Indiginous American names, like Cateechee, Awendaw and Coosawhatchie, just randomly exploring back country roads, driving past hay stacks, piney woods, tobacco fields or curing barns and blooming trees or vines full of white flowers. The kudzu is everywhere, and we drive with the windows down because, regardless of the season, the country air smells so good.
#scentportrait #whitefloral #tobacco
The sweet, grassy hay and maybe the addition of honeysuckle to the floral bouquet evokes a rural feel, and the kudzu brings a distinctly Southern vibe. I just get a hint of bitterness from the tea, which tones down the florals- but only a tiny bit.
It's the tobacco notes, though, which are really special. I get both the fresh, green tobacco, growing in the fields and the rich scent of curing tobacco after the harvest. Combined with the hay/florals and rounded out by the spice notes and especially the pine, it reminds me of road trips in the South, through little towns with names like Mudlick, Cowtail and Hell's Half Acre or with Indiginous American names, like Cateechee, Awendaw and Coosawhatchie, just randomly exploring back country roads, driving past hay stacks, piney woods, tobacco fields or curing barns and blooming trees or vines full of white flowers. The kudzu is everywhere, and we drive with the windows down because, regardless of the season, the country air smells so good.
#scentportrait #whitefloral #tobacco
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