Iris Poulsard – Millésime Parfum

Danner & Flemming is a Bavarian fragrance atelier built on an unusual promise: more iris than perfumery thought possible. Christian Danner cultivates the iris rhizomes on Bavarian fields, biologist Marcel Flemming refines them into extract and butter – and master perfumer Antoine Lie works them into a concentration he himself calls unprecedented. Iris Poulsard, named after a rare, ancient grape variety from France's Jura region, is the spiciest, most playful chapter of this trilogy.

Iris Poulsard smells spicy, fruity, and woody. Green mandarin and a raspberry accord open sparkling and fruity, before cinnamon absolute, cardamom, clove, and frankincense intertwine at the heart into a warm, almost oriental spice. Bavarian iris germanica – processed at roughly 41 times the usual concentration, the highest dose in the whole trilogy – meets cedarwood and patchouli at the base, revealing a side of iris you rarely get to smell.

Iris Poulsard works best in the colder months, in the evening – a unisex fragrance for anyone who loves complexity with a bit of unpredictability.

What makes this fragrance special to us: the fruity-spicy brilliance with which it uncovers iris's unseen facets – a fragrance that stays classic and still manages to surprise.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

What does Iris Poulsard smell like?

Spicy and fruity – cinnamon, cardamom, and clove meet raspberry, cedarwood, and an extremely high dose of Bavarian iris.

How does Iris Poulsard feel?

Playful and confident – warm, complex, a little unpredictable.

When do you wear Iris Poulsard?

Best in the colder months, in the evening – for anyone who loves spice.

Which fragrance might I like if I love Iris Poulsard?

Worth a look: Iris Palladium by Les Eaux Primordiales – also iris and cardamom, from a completely different niche world.

Still unsure? Discover Iris Poulsard as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.