Hours

Essays on perfume: its materials, its history, and how the Aether extraits are made in La Conner, Washington.

  • Amber

    The Ambers of Chapter One

    Dry amber under fruit, amber woods under tea, amber with tobacco, resin under plum: four Chapter One extraits are warmed by amber.

    4 min read

  • Chapter One

    The Fruit of Chapter One

    Cool pineapple, ripe mango and pomelo, dark plum, dried fruit with rum: four Chapter One extraits carry fruit.

    4 min read

  • Amber

    The Woods of Chapter One

    Ashen birch, vetiver, oud and resin, blonde tobacco and tonka, amber woods: five Chapter One extraits rest on wood.

    3 min read

  • Chapter One

    How to Wear an Extrait

    How many sprays, where to put them, and which Chapter One fragrances sit close to the skin. A short guide to wearing an extrait.

    3 min read

  • Amber

    Chapter One for the Colder Months

    Plum and oud, tobacco and rum, birch smoke, black tea: the four Chapter One extraits with the most weight for autumn and winter, two musks to wear close, and the two brightest for grey mornings.

    3 min read

  • Chapter One

    Reading a Perfume, Note by Note

    Eight essays, one for each Chapter One bottle. How the series reads the listed notes, which notes return, and where to begin.

    3 min read

  • Chapter One

    Three Kinds of Smoke

    Three Chapter One fragrances put smoke in the foreground: ashen birch against fruit, smoked oud beneath plum, and smoky black tea with amber woods.

    2 min read

  • Chapter One

    Four Bright Openings

    Four bright fragrances in Chapter One: pineapple against smoke, mango and pomelo over dry amber, orange with ginger, and bergamot with black tea.

    2 min read

  • Chapter One

    Choosing Perfume for Someone Else

    Perfume is a hard gift. Start with what they already wear, choose a size, and ask Dave for a suggestion.

    3 min read

  • Amber

    The Last Golden Hour, Note by Note

    Warm amber and blonde tobacco, bitter orange against dried fruit and rum, with tonka and vanilla beneath.

    2 min read

  • Chapter One

    Musk, Tea and Citrus in Chapter One

    Soft musk with iris and orange blossom, oolong with bergamot and fig, or bright orange with ginger: choosing between 03, 04 and 06.

    2 min read

  • Chapter One

    Tea Beneath Clouds, Note by Note

    04 Tea Beneath Clouds pairs bright bergamot and oolong tea with fig and soft musk.

    2 min read

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Read first, then wear

Each release is about 35 bottles in all, made by hand. People on the list hear first and get two full days to buy before it opens to everyone.