A potion so delightfully intoxicating one falls immediately in love. Warm, strong and reassuring all at once. All respectability forgotten, we have travelled far, as far as Turkey! And here in Halfeti, the red roses appear black so intense is their magic.

Here, the British Levant Company traded in the opulent treasures of the Ottoman merchants to secure the pick of the crop, the finest of the batch, the best in the region, of the valuable goods that were opening up… could one call it Epicurean tastes in the, oh so stoic, British Isles?

• Top notes: Grapefruit, Bergamot, Green notes, Armoise, Cypress
• Heart notes: Cumin, Nutmeg, Violet, Saffron, Rose, Jasmine, Muguet
• Base notes: Leather, Oud, Amber, Resins, Tonka, Vanilla, Sandalwood