Tea Beneath Clouds, Note by Note
04 Tea Beneath Clouds brings bright bergamot to oolong tea, with fig and soft musk beneath.
Bergamot
Bright bergamot sits beside the tea. It gives 04 its citrus character while oolong remains at the center.
Oolong tea
Oolong is partially oxidised tea. Its aroma varies with processing, so the word alone does not identify one fixed floral or roasted smell.
08 Beyond The Horizon pairs smoky black tea with bergamot, ginger and amber woods. 04 keeps its oolong with bergamot, fig and soft musk. How Tea Got Into Perfume compares the two.
Musk
Musk sits beneath the tea and citrus in 04. 03 Space Between Us uses it differently, with powdery iris and orange blossom, and calls it milky.
Fig
Fig sits with soft musk beneath the bergamot and oolong. The note list describes the scent, rather than naming every ingredient. The Note Pyramid Is a Marketing Diagram explains that distinction.
Choosing between tea and musk
If you are choosing between 04’s tea and musk, 08’s smoky tea or 03’s milky florals, Find Your Fragrance lays all eight out by scent family.
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Source on perfumery materials: NIFTEM: tea processing. This describes a material generally, not the ingredients in an Aether formula.
Note by Note
One essay for each bottle in Chapter One, read through its notes in the order its description gives them.
- 01 Before The Crown, Note by NotePineapple, Citrus, Birch, Smoke
- 02 What Remains of Summer, Note by NoteMango, Pomelo, Ginger, Dry Amber, Vetiver
- 03 Space Between Us, Note by NoteMusk, Iris, Orange Blossom
- 04 Tea Beneath Clouds You are reading this oneBergamot, Oolong Tea, Fig, Musk
- 05 Plum Beneath Snow, Note by NotePlum, Spice, Oud, Resin
- 06 Sun Through Linen, Note by NoteBergamot, Orange, Ginger
- 07 The Last Golden Hour, Note by NoteAmber, Blonde Tobacco, Bitter Orange, Dried Fruit, Rum, Tonka, Vanilla
- 08 Beyond The Horizon, Note by NoteBergamot, Ginger, Black Tea, Amber, Woods
In this essay
All eight
04 Tea Beneath Clouds
Bergamot, Oolong Tea, Fig, Musk
From $35.00 · 10 ml
03 Space Between Us
Musk, Iris, Orange Blossom
From $35.00 · 10 ml
08 Beyond The Horizon
Bergamot, Ginger, Black Tea, Amber, Woods
From $35.00 · 10 ml
Keep reading
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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.
Read the essay: How to Wear an Extrait -
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.
Read the essay: Chapter One for the Colder Months -
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.
Read the essay: Musk, Tea and Citrus in Chapter One
