Once seen as a scent favored by courtesans and hippies, patchouli has become a key ingredient in today's perfumery. Its warm, woody and complex fragrance provides the perfect setting for fresher notes to run free, especially in the chypre perfumes. Explore every aspect of this exotic plant, from botany, history, art, gastronomy, literature, agriculture, and chemistry, to the perfumers who use it and the perfumes they create.