French perfumers, sommeliers and winemakers with coronavirus infections are sometimes deprived of a crucial tool: their high-performing noses.
Tag: Perfumes and Fragrances
Fragrance Maker Dares to Sniff ‘What Life Really Smells Like’
Crafting scents that demand a brave nose, and leading smelling tours through a landscape in Catalonia painted by Dalí, an evangelist of odor urges people to catch a whiff of the “sublime.”
What Did Europe Smell Like Centuries Ago? Historians Set Out to Recreate Lost Scents
A project announced this week and funded by the European Union will catalog and recreate the scents of Europe from the 16th century to the early 20th century.
New Origin Story for Gross Blobs That Wash Up on Beaches
DNA evidence shows that jetsam ambergris comes from sperm whales.
Could This Be the End of Frankincense?
As more uses are found for the aromatic resin, the population of trees that produce it are on the brink of collapse.