Top Notes 
Yuzu
Bitter orange
Red mandarin orange
Sichuan pepper
Heart Notes 
Blue lotus
Chinese white tea
Jasmine sambac
Jasmine tea
Maté
Base Notes 
Tibetan musk
Beeswax
Chinese oud
Ambergris
Oud
02/12/2025
Chizza
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Editorial on Parfumo
The other day in the Parfumo editorial office: "now it's time for another Ensar comment, but pronto!" DonvanVliet, everyone just called him DVV, slammed his fist down on the Italian marble table so that even the precious stones set in the gold signet rings shook on his fingers. His presenters shuddered slightly and it was agreed to give this task to someone who had recently spent more time with donkeys on his own farm than with Parfumo.
Chizza, who dances with the donkeys, took the Yunnan 2003 by post and clapped together the following in 15 minutes:
Apricot at the start, paired with animalistic musty wood, initially refined with a little acidity. The wood matures, decays, becomes more porous and moist. The tart tea is layered on top, having previously flowed through citrusy ingredients. The nuances outlined above seem to have developed in this way.
The wax has a bitter, slightly salty-aquatic effect, the musk is animalic. All in all, extroverted notes that harmonize with each other here. In this respect, Yunnan 2003 is nice in its own way. Unfortunately, not much more happens and so we are left with a fragrance that is different than expected, but not any better as a result. More than mediocrity is not possible.
Even though I am not a fan of Chinese oud, I have to admit that I like the oud here, partly because it is more aromatic and less biting than other oud from the region. Unfortunately, the blend with the other ingredients is not something that helps the work here. At least not into extraorbitant spheres. Somehow, however, the citrus changes the fragrance neither positively nor negatively. In the end, all that remains is characteristic jasmine, which is too little for the big hit.
"I can leave it like this, I have to pick up the little one from school anyway," he mumbled to himself.
Chizza, who dances with the donkeys, took the Yunnan 2003 by post and clapped together the following in 15 minutes:
Apricot at the start, paired with animalistic musty wood, initially refined with a little acidity. The wood matures, decays, becomes more porous and moist. The tart tea is layered on top, having previously flowed through citrusy ingredients. The nuances outlined above seem to have developed in this way.
The wax has a bitter, slightly salty-aquatic effect, the musk is animalic. All in all, extroverted notes that harmonize with each other here. In this respect, Yunnan 2003 is nice in its own way. Unfortunately, not much more happens and so we are left with a fragrance that is different than expected, but not any better as a result. More than mediocrity is not possible.
Even though I am not a fan of Chinese oud, I have to admit that I like the oud here, partly because it is more aromatic and less biting than other oud from the region. Unfortunately, the blend with the other ingredients is not something that helps the work here. At least not into extraorbitant spheres. Somehow, however, the citrus changes the fragrance neither positively nor negatively. In the end, all that remains is characteristic jasmine, which is too little for the big hit.
"I can leave it like this, I have to pick up the little one from school anyway," he mumbled to himself.
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