Rain Tea Chasing Scents 2023

This is very realistic tea, definitely chrysanthemum, with a big dollop of honey. The dryness of the wattle (Australian mimosa) is also evident, along with an herbal bitterness. The deep chartreuse color of the juice somehow describes the smell perfectly. I don't really get much of the aquatic rain note, yet there is something about this fragrance that compels me to reach for it on a rainy day. It's comforting and enveloping, but has a touch of melancholy to it.

I should mention before I get any further that I love chrysanthemum tea, and I find the smell of it therapeutic. If you have your own memories and associations with this particular tea, you will probably enjoy this perfume too. It may not be a wearable fragrance for everybody, in particular because of the dominant honey note (which could be too cloying or animalic for some) and the photorealistic tea accord (which can be quite tannic). At the very least, it's a unique and atmospheric fragrance that truly evokes the experience of drinking a cup of tea.