The Journal
Field notes
from the source.
On the materials India has produced for a thousand years, the science beneath them, and the house we are building in their name.
Why Kannauj is the Grasse of the East
Six hundred years of steam, clay and patience — and the one material the rest of the world has no word for.
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Aquilaria: the tree that became a category
Indian oud built an entire genre of perfumery. For decades it was sold without its name. We are giving it back.
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The maceration room — why we wait
Six to eight weeks in steel before a bottle is filled. What the wait does, and why we refuse to rush it.
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Pampore, at the saffron harvest
A week in Kashmir among the crocus fields that produce the most prized aromatic material on earth.
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