NOTE · Dossier N°001Curated by Purone · DubaiUpdated Oct 2026
Olfactive Note
Patchouli.
“Indonesian patchouli leaves, fermented and aged, give us the earthy backbone of countless classics.”
The dark, earthy heart of chypre and oriental perfumery.
Specimen Card
Réf. PATCHO
In the collection
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Compositions
Status
Live inventory
- Origin
- Indonesia · India · Malaysia
- Family
- Woody · Earthy
- Mood
- Grounding · Sensual · Vintage
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The Dossier
What to know about Patchouli.
Patchouli is the dried, fermented leaf of an Indonesian member of the mint family. Steam-distilled, it yields a dark amber oil that smells like damp earth, old books, dark chocolate and red wine. Modern fractional distillation can lighten it dramatically — modern 'clean' patchouli is bright, almost minty.
Patchouli is the spine of every chypre, the warmth in every oriental, and the hippie incense of the 1970s revived as luxury in the 2000s.
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