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Mitti Attar — The Scent of Rain
Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, India
One of the most extraordinary achievements in perfumery. Mitti Attar captures the scent of rain falling on dry, baked earth — petrichor — and distills it into a perfume oil. The process involves bakin.
Best for — rain on baked earth distilled into oil — the monsoon in a bottle. No Westerner has replicated it.
Crafted in Kannauj using the traditional deg-bhapka method.
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