Los Vientos de Santa Ana Anka Kuş Parfüm 2019

There is a place in Ibiza that I love very much. It is a small farm that practices organic agriculture. This includes a charming little farm shop and a café that offers food and drinks made from its own products. More and more, the estate has also developed into a place for human-animal encounters, similar to my sanctuary here in Germany. There are always courses for children, which are especially aimed at teaching them how to interact with (farm) animals.

At Los Vientos de Santa Ana, I am exactly there. First, I take a walk around the grounds, having booked a "Visita Libre," and I initially look at all the herbs and vegetable plants that are grown there. It smells of cypress in spring, reminiscent of a typical Mediterranean landscape. In the distance, I can perceive the sea. The ground beneath my feet has the characteristic red color of Ibiza.

After a moment of tranquility under the wonderful fig tree, whose fruits are certainly not ripe at this time of year, I check on the animals. The beautiful chickens that rush at every lettuce leaf as if there will never be food again, and the goats that can look so lovingly. They love carob, which I gladly give them to eat. The characteristic smell of this food, combined with the animals' fur, is in the air here.

To finish, I enjoy a few slices of the delicious homemade bread produced by the farm. Of course, also a fresh egg. What a wonderful day!

After Los Vientos de Santa Ana initially put me off with its tarry notes, which can sometimes come across as animalistic to my nose, it won me over after a short time. This combination of citrus, herbs, wood, and birch tar with only a hint of aquatic notes immediately transports one to a place like this. Everything here is so authentic. Certainly not a scent I would want to wear, but this fragrance is always worth a little journey.

Many thanks to Bastian for the sample.