This week niche perfume house ORTIR Apothecari ventures south, to the sunny Provencal climes where cool mediterranean winds together with mineral-rich soils warmed by French sun provide near perfect conditions for the growing of aromatics.
Immersing myself in beautiful Grasse, I find myself once more walking well trodden pathways - for over 300 years, perfumers have flocked to be here at the epicentre of the world of fragrance.
Fields of Rose de Mai, jasminum grandiflorum, iris, tuberose.
Blooms, harvests, distillates, absolutes.
A perfumer’s Provencal pilgrimage.