A modern approach to fragrance creation focuses on working with nature—never against it. Using headspace scent extraction, perfumers travel on scent expeditions to capture the true aroma of plants exactly where they grow, without harvesting or harming them. These preserved essences are the foundation of the Scent Expedition Collection, bringing each journey to life through fragrance.

TRAVEL ITINERARY

  • Oceania
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Asia

Kapiak Fig

location: PAPUA NEW GUINEA | Expedition year: 2001

During the Scent Expedition to Papua New Guinea, the perfumers had the opportunity to explore the untamed lowland rain forest of the Lakekamu Basin and the marvelous forest of the Kuper Range. The latter region gives home to the world's most beautiful Ficus species, Ficusdammaropsis, locally known as Kapiak. Cutting these giant figs (that grow to be the size of a football) into two parts revealed a deliciously scented pulp reminiscent of fully ripe European figs (Ficus carica), prunes and dried apricots.

Hawaiian Hibiscus

Location: Hawaii | Year of Expedition: 2006

The endangered Hibiscus arnottianus ssp. immaculatus is extremely rare and grows only in a few valleys on Molokai. It is very much admired among Native Hawaiians and it is considered as one of the most beautiful flowers. This species is one of the very few scented Hibiscus. Its elegant scent has lily of the valley and rose aspects but is additionally characterized by the typical note of jasmone.

Swiss Alpine Forest

Location: Switzerland | Year of Expedition: 1991

On sunny days a most attractive warm, woody, musky scent is emitted throughout the forest. The musky aspect is attributed to the scent of sun-struck pine resin. Quite often these larch trees are heavily covered with tree moss contributing warm, mossy, ambery notes to this olfactory ambience. Based on the careful investigation of the individual elements Swiss Alpine Forest was created to awake the desire to visit once such a beautiful forest biotope.

Fresh Lemon Verbena

location: argentina | year of expedition: 1996

Lemon Verbena (Verbena citriodora) is a perennial shrub native to Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Southern Brazil. It was brought to Europe by the Spaniards in the 17th century and since then it has been used as a tea herb and to add a lemony flavor to many types of food. Since the 19th century it has been cultivated in southern France and northern Africa for essential oil use. Fresh Lemon Verbena reflects much more the delicate and unique scent which develops by touching the sun-exposed leaves.

Rainforest Tea

location: sri lanka | expedition year: 2003

On the visit to a tea factory in Sri Lanka, we could smell the fresh green, leafy, hexenol and hexenal notes drifting in the air. As the fresh tea leaves are rubbed, fermented and dried, the characteristic black tea notes develop whilst the fresh green notes are still perceptible. The longer the tea remains in the warm, fermenting heaps the stronger the taste and aroma becomes, after just a few minutes of fermentation a wonderful light, typical golden leafy tea note is perceptible.