CEDAR SOVEREIGN

Top
Bergamot

Middle
Juniper, Black Pepper

Base
Atlas Cedar, Himalayan Cedarwood

Cedar does not announce itself. It occupies.

Cedar Sovereign opens cold and green, bergamot over crushed juniper, closer to gin than to citrus. Black pepper follows and sharpens the edge. Then the wood arrives and stays: Atlas cedar, dry and slightly resinous, laid over Himalayan cedarwood that runs creamier and darker underneath. Vetiver holds the floor. Musk keeps it clean.

There is nothing sweet here and nothing to soften the landing. It smells like still air in a room with the windows shut, cold wood, and someone who does not need to speak first.