Birkholz
Birkholz
99 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The rum and apricot liqueur combination hits with immediate warmth and sweetness, almost treacly in its richness, whilst the pepper simultaneously asserts itself—sharp, almost aggressive—creating a fascinating push-pull between indulgence and discipline. It's the olfactory equivalent of a heated argument between two people who secretly understand each other.
The cannabis note emerges as the sweetness settles, introducing a distinctive green, slightly resinous quality that sits uncomfortably—deliberately—alongside the osmanthus's creamy florality. The composition shifts from primarily fruited-spicy to something more complex and austere, with leather beginning its slow integration into the backdrop.
Cashmere wood and leather become increasingly prominent, their soft-woody, slightly animalic qualities now anchoring what remains of the apricot-osmanthus sweetness. The fragrance transforms into something considerably more sober and contemplative, the cannabis note fading into a subtle herbal whisper beneath the leather's quiet, persistent presence.
Birkholz's Lady Cannabis is a fragrance that refuses to whisper. The opening volley of rum and apricot liqueur arrives with the warmth of spiced spirits—think aged agricole meeting stone fruit compote—whilst black pepper cuts through with deliberate sharpness, creating an almost peppery-fruity tension that feels simultaneously indulgent and austere. This is not a fragrance trading in subtlety.
The cannabis note in the heart is the scent's central statement, and here's where it becomes genuinely interesting: rather than attempting a crude recreation of the plant's herbal funk, Birkholz has treated it as a textural element, allowing it to interact with the liqueur sweetness in ways that feel slightly unsettling, slightly magnetic. There's an aromatic green quality—not quite herbal, not quite earthy—that prevents the composition from becoming purely gourmand.
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