A Greek citrus that was flooded by the sun, characterized by complexity and longevity.
A penetrating freshness. Citrus peel exposed to the salted air of the sea and the rough ground. A moment of recovery and unexpected depth. Corfu Kumquat takes its name and the starting material from the royal Greek island of Corfu.
The Kumquat proliferate on the island of Corfu. The small and bitter oval and orange fruit originally arrived in Greece from China in 1800. Today they are largely grown on the northern coast, transformed into liqueurs and candies sold on the island where Prince Filippo grew up. "You are in Corfu and remain amazed by the beauty of the island, by architecture, by history," says Robert Gerstner, co -founder of Aedes de Venustas. "Empress Elisabetta did not spend months and months there at all."
When the time came for the founders of Aedes de Venustas, Gerstner and Karl Bradl, to imagine a citrus perfume that adapted to their Baroque style, they enrolled the Greek perfumer Ilias Hermenidis, who immediately thought about his native land, with everything Its rich real charm and its natural beauty.
The brief for him: a mysterious citrus, with the mood of Aedes Perfumerry in mind. Nothing sweet or simple. Knowing that the scents of citrus fruits tend to vanish faster, he combined the Kumquat with the Calabrian bergamot, a toning juice to report the dawn of something new. The Calabrian Bergamot Cedrat, protagonist of the Earl Gray tea, was born from the thick shoe of the fruit. It brings a spicyness balanced by notes of mandarin, mandarin and nerooli. Salato Ambrox and the mystic Olibano transport us to the coastal landscape.
Ginger, lavender, Mela Granny Smith and Rabarbaro add a round fruity touch to the center. And the Alaska cedar, from a kind of trees of the cypress family, the vetiver, the prisoners and the tonka tonk the dark background that unconsciously keeps the citrus cocktail together.
The perfumer Ilias Ermenidis describes "a unique and joyful emotion that creates an agreement so close to my heart, where the Kumquat of the island of Corfu marries with the Calabrian bergamot and where the salty Ambrox and the mystic Olibano are there to remind us In which part of the world we are traveling with our senses ”.
Corfu Kumquat is an expression of citrus that lasts well beyond the moment in which it is released.
