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The traditional methods of orris extraction

Posted by Robin on 10 October 2018 6 Comments

Just beyond the tiny village of San Polo (about a 30-minute drive from Florence) sits the Pruneti Farm. Surrounded by steep hillsides purpled by blossoms, the mill has been operational for nearly two centuries. Today, brothers Paolo and Gionni Pruneti are dedicated to preserving the traditional methods of orris extraction, a costly, labour-intensive process passed down from generation to generation.

— Read more at Orris: The world’s rarest perfume ingredient at BBC Travel. Hat tip to PekeFan!

Filed Under: perfume in the news
Tagged With: iris

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  1. Coumarin says:
    10 October 2018 at 2:16 pm

    Oh, I’d love to go there and take a sniff!

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    • Robin says:
      10 October 2018 at 7:13 pm

      I would be happy to join you ;-)

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      • Coumarin says:
        10 October 2018 at 8:40 pm

        I seriously bookmarked the article in case I find a way to Florence again.

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        • Robin says:
          11 October 2018 at 4:58 pm

          I would love to go again but probably never will…too many other places I haven’t been to even once! But certainly wish I’d saved Florence until after my interest in perfume :-)

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  2. Aurora says:
    12 October 2018 at 12:19 pm

    Thank you, Robin, very informative, and now I want to smell orris butter. Like you, I have been to Florence, blissful two weeks, but I think I will return then someday and will keep San Polo in mind, especially in May to see these beautiful blue, mauve fields.

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    • Robin says:
      13 October 2018 at 5:28 pm

      Yeah — never really scheduled travel around what might be blooming, but it would be worth it!

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