September Country YS Uzac 2018

September may be behind us, and likewise, Autumn soon. Still, I felt it wasn’t too late to squeeze this in. I thoroughly enjoyed it this season; it does justice to the name. There is a festive and autumnal vibe about it. While I could see myself rocking it all year round, I feel colder months suit it best.

During the early weeks of Fall, there are all sorts of food and wine festivals here. Farmers come from all over the country to sell their stock. People prepare all kinds of local dishes, savory and sweet alike. The aroma that fills the air is glorious and highly diverse. Spices, alcoholic beverages, stewed vegetables and fruits, fresh fruit, and sweet preserves. A mingling of flavors that delights the palate. An explosion of colors. And that is exactly how September Country smells to me, and of what it makes me think of. There is so much contrast and so many hues. I have no idea what the actual notes are, but to me it smells like a combination of: gin, apple cider, ginger, tarragon, juniper berries, cloves, cinnamon, anise, parsley root, marzipan, and smoked woods. There is more, but these accords are few that I can distinguish. It’s spicy and boozy, very herbal and quite bitter. The bitterness is offset by a slight amount of sweetness, just enough to restore balance. In the dry-down, it becomes more about the smoky wood notes. Like the aftermath of the fair, with the furnaces smoldering in the memory of the joy they offered. Another artistic perfume from Ys-Uzac that this time tells the story of abundance and change that bestows the Fall season.

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