Clove bud · bright spice
← The six03 · The flower-budCengkeh
Cengkeh
Ternate
Clove bud opening into dark carnation, warm spice and volcanic stone.
Spice and carnation · eau de parfum · in composition
The materialThe flower-bud · field record 03
One thing to notice
Is clove a spice or a flower?
Both. A clove is an unopened flower-bud, dried before it blooms. Its eugenol-rich warmth explains why perfumers can move so naturally from clove into the dark, peppered impression of carnation.
On skinOpening · heart · trace
Opening · centre · trace
How Cengkeh Ternate moves on skin.
Clove bud brings heat, but the fragrance does not stay there. It opens into carnation: the flower hidden inside the spice.
Carnation · warm petals
Mineral wood · soft smoke
At 0°47′N 127°23′E
The scene behind the composition.
Cloves dry on woven mats along the road, raked twice a day, and the town carries their warmth. Above the rooftops stands Gamalama. Spice and flower seem inseparable here—the bud opening in the heat of the island where its story began.
Find Cengkeh Ternate in the AtlasThe lasting trace
A dark carnation lingers where the heat of the clove has been.
The first collection is still being composed. Letters from 8°S share what becomes clear along the way.
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