Kreuzberg 十字山

30ml 

22~25% Concentration Extrait de Parfum

From our Berlin Map Series.

Backstory:

"The winter winds blew heavily onto our faces, both of us were on a bike, she peddled with efforts while I sat at the back, it was a slope going up a hill, she gasped for more air into her lunges. " (Winter.  Schönhauser Alle, Berlin. 2013)

My first encounter, and having experienced true Berlin was from her. Let's call her D. I first met her at a Queer party after I volunteered at the parade in the summer of 2012. Maybe my memory got a bit mixed up, but let's not get into the details. Having no friends and alone in this gigantic yet vibrant city at my mid 20's, having her guiding me the way into the colorful scene was like winning the lottery. Many things happened, and many things will stay the way it is. I will leave that to your interpretation to this scent as I gathered my memories from the past from one winter in Kottbusser Tor (the area of Kreuzberg), Prenzlaur Berg, and Pankow. 

Winter in Berlin can be cold, freezing, snowy, and windy, but this never stops the people here from feeling lively, and aspiring to be someone famous.

Scent:

Even though I created this perfume I still find it hard to describe when the initial spray hits my arm, it's a full bodied experience with complexity and dense forest atmosphere. The cannabis accord is definitely up front, alongside the cyclamen that gives lifts to the composition. Here you experience tremendously the Winter Air Accord that I tailored for Kreuzberg, the pine absolute that plays a big part and many elements that would surely remind you of forests, pine trees, and even pine cones.

Fir balsam and the smell of jammy Black Hemlock enter at mid point. There are no fruity notes utilized here, but due to the nature of fir balsam and hemlock materials they give you a winter fruity sweetness. The winter I depict here is supposed to be cold, and snowy, but the warmth from the animal notes in the dry down surely makes the winter less intense. 

As the journey of scent travels towards the end, the dryness in the air can be detected due to the use of tobacco absolute, and mastic absolute, it also gives off a slight bitterness. The longevity of the scent is very good, and it's a very distinct wintery scent that draws a perfect end to this cold winter I had in Berlin.

Notes:

Winter Air, Black Currant, Cannabis Accord, Galbanum CO2, Camphor, Lavender, Tobacco Leaf, Choya Loban, Black Hemlock Absolute, Dry Hay Accord, Frankincense Rivae, Geranium, Pine Absolute, Mastic Absolute, Taiwan Fir Luanta, Mitti Attar, Castoreum Synthetic, Coumarin, Bois de Landes (Robertet), Oakmoss Absolute

背景故事：

「冬日的寒風猛烈吹打著臉龐。我們倆人騎著腳踏車，她努力蹬著踏板，我卻端坐在後座。為了爬
過這段上坡路，她大口大口地喘著氣。」 （2013年冬，柏林美麗堡大街）
我第一次真正體驗到柏林生活便是透過她，D小姐。
我們初識於2012年的夏天，那是一場酷兒遊行後的派對，我恰巧作為遊行志願者參與其中。或許我的記憶有些許模糊，但細節也無法深究了。在這座巨大而充滿活力的城市裡，二十幾歲的我孑然一身。能在她的引導下領略這世界的五彩斑斕，就像是中樂透般興奮而行運。相隔十多年重返這裡，時過境遷，但也有許多事物風情依舊。

我將這點點滴滴的回憶收集起來，滴入這瓶香水，等你解密。瓶子裡藏著Kottbusser Tor（柏林的十字山區）、普倫茨勞貝格（Prenzlauer Berg）和潘科（Pankow）的一整個冬季。年末的柏林冰雪交加，風雪肆虐。但這從未阻止這裡的人們積極地爭取，渴望功成名就。

不知何時夢醒，我想大約會是在冬季。

氣味描述：

儘管我設計了這款香水，但每次噴灑時，我依然覺得難以形容。這是一種全身心的獨特體驗，複雜地描繪了一片茂密森林的氛圍。除了主角大麻香調，我特別使用松樹香精等創作了寒冬空氣的香調，並結合其他元素，讓高大的針葉樹和松果浮現在你的面前。此外，我還透過報春花仙客來的花香加以平衡，使整體輕盈而富有層次，抓住冬天的尾巴。

冷杉香脂和帶有果香的黑鐵杉在中調出現。這裡沒有使用任何水果香調，單冷杉香脂和鐵杉的特性帶來了冬日的香甜果醬。裝入這瓶香水中的是銀裝素裹的寒冬，而最後停留下來的動物香調平緩了刺骨的寒冷感。

隨著這一旅程來到尾聲，菸草和乳香體現了柏林冬季空氣的乾燥感，是與台灣的溼冷完全不同的感受，其間還帶著一絲苦澀。十字山的留香持久，獨特的冬季香氣，為我在柏林經歷的寒冷冬天畫上句號。

香調：

冬季冷風 黑加侖 大麻Accord 白松香 樟腦 薰衣草 菸葉 印度乳香 阿拉斯加鐵杉原精 乾草堆 黧乳香（伊索比亞） 天竺葵 松木原精 洋乳香（希臘）台灣香衫 Mitti Attar（雨的氣味）海狸香 香豆素 橡木苔原精