The plate: vetiver
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Ingredients · Woods · dry-down

Vetiver oil (Haiti)

Say itVET-ih-ver oil

Earthy-woody roots with grapefruit freshness, roasted-peanut sweetness and gentle smoke.

What it is
Natural oil from roots of Chrysopogon zizanioides grass.
Where it comes from
Haiti
When you smell it
Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it
Long-lasting woody-earthy backbone for chypres, orientals and masculine fragrances; the cleanest classic vetiver.
Worth knowing
Haiti is the world's leading vetiver producer, and the harvest supports thousands of smallholder farming families.
Also called
Chrysopogon zizanioides; khus; vetivert

Named by the house, not on the label, in 48