Orto Parisi Viride

Orto Parisi Viride forms a severe green tangle of wormwood, artemisia and lavender, cut by jasmine and darkened with fir, juniper, cedar, tobacco and musk.

Profile: Aromatic green.

Notes: wormwood, artemisia, lavender; jasmine; fir, juniper, cedar, tobacco, musk.

Evolution: wormwood, artemisia and lavender → jasmine → fir, juniper, cedar, tobacco and musk.

Best for: For the person who would rather smell a crushed herb, forest bark, and cold air than a polished bouquet. It belongs on an early-autumn hike, at a remote cabin, or during a solitary morning outdoors; wormwood, juniper, and tobacco keep the green mood bitter and rugged, not spa-like.

Origin: Italy.

Longevity: 10–12 hours.