Not That Kind Of Cherry

The name already warns you this is not a cute cherry. Composed by Vincent Ricord, it opens with frozen cherry, cold, tart and sweet, while saffron and incense cast a smoky shadow behind the fruit.

In the heart, juicy sour cherry meets cinnamon. The warm spice catches the sharp sourness and gives the sweet-tart fruit some depth, while orris and crimson orris add a powdery, rooty texture that dries the juiciness slightly.

The base brings cherry brandy, benzoin, cistus and liquorous woods: a boozy depth layered over resinous sweetness. True to its forbidden-fruit story, it closes on the mood of a late night with a hint of risk.