Chapter One, Up Close
Eight extraits, each composed and made by hand by Dave Martin in La Conner, Washington, in small releases of about 35 bottles in all. Here they are one at a time: the bottle, the label up close, and a scene for each.
01 Before The Crown
Notes: Pineapple, Citrus, Birch, Smoke
The hour before everything changes.
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02 What Remains of Summer
Notes: Mango, Pomelo, Ginger, Dry Amber, Vetiver
Heat held a little longer than it should be.
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03 Space Between Us
Notes: Musk, Iris, Orange Blossom
Close enough to feel the warmth of skin.
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04 Tea Beneath Clouds
Notes: Bergamot, Oolong Tea, Fig, Musk
Steam rising off oolong. Skin after rain. The quiet hour before anyone else is awake.
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05 Plum Beneath Snow
Notes: Plum, Spice, Oud, Resin
Dark fruit, warm under a cold sky.
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06 Sun Through Linen
Notes: Bergamot, Orange, Ginger
Warm skin, white linen, the grove at noon.
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07 The Last Golden Hour
Notes: Amber, Blonde Tobacco, Bitter Orange, Dried Fruit, Rum, Tonka, Vanilla
The light, just before it goes.
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08 Beyond The Horizon
Notes: Bergamot, Ginger, Black Tea, Amber, Woods
The line where the day opens out.
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