Says creator Nick Steward: “Poland is a country close to my heart. I admire the character of the people and the place: strong, warm-hearted, independent-minded. That’s the emotion I wanted to conjure up with this perfume. Gdansk is a beautiful and memorable city on the Baltic –famed for its amber and its intrepid history of seafaring. I wanted to pay tribute to this city with its surprising and fascinating history."
Gdansk, the perfume, is an exploration of mysterious ambergris, of sperm whale fame, and the fantasy accord we know as amber. Warm and spicy in the opening, with plum, honey, cardamom, nutmeg and saffron. A rich, woody heart with leather notes, cistus absolute, sustainable sandalwood oil from New Caledonia, patchouli, and incense resinoid – with a light touch of rose. And a deep, earthy, smoky ambery base of tobacco absolute, cypriol, styrax, vanilla, musks and ambergris.
