Gritti Duchessa

Gritti Duchessa opens with dark cherry, saffron, bitter orange and peach, turns into chocolate, clove and jasmine, then dries down to sweet almond, iris and brown sugar.

Profile: Floral fruity gourmand / cherry almond.

Notes: black cherry, saffron, bitter orange, peach; chocolate, cloves, jasmine; sweet almond, iris, brown sugar.

Evolution: black cherry and peach, darkened by saffron → chocolate and clove create a warm, liqueur-like center → almond, iris and brown sugar leave a powdered gourmand trail.

Best for: Fans of rich cherry gourmands with saffron, chocolate and almond. Clove and iris add spice and powder, but the brown-sugar sweetness remains central.

Origin: Italy.