High-Altitude Brutalism
№ 02 · Composition

Sub-zero fog rolling across a high Andean páramo, frailejón leaves catching the mist as it meets the rusted steel of a brutalist structure. The taste of cold metal in the back of the throat; somewhere in the grey, an unwarmed espresso, bitter and stripped of every gourmand association — sub-zero metallic air against the deep, bitter warmth of black earth. Austere, intellectual, incredibly sharp.

Top
Sub-Zero Metal Accord · Peruvian Pink Pepper · Cold Aldehydes
Heart
Colombian Coffee Absolute · Frailejón Accord · Bitter Galbanum
Base
Tolu Balsam · Volcanic Ash Accord · Haitian Vetiver

Character
Sharp and austere. Cold, mineral and bitter, with a metallic edge that stays close before it settles into earth.
Anchor
Los Andes · Colombia / Venezuela

  • Colombian coffee absolute · Comunidad Yuruparí, Colombia · 2025 harvest
  • Tolu balsam · Magdalena, Colombia · 2024 harvest
  • Haitian vetiver · Cap-Haïtien cooperative · 2024 harvest

The sub-zero metal, frailejón and volcanic-ash accords are the perfumer's construction, built in the studio rather than harvested.