In the Japanese Kodo ceremony, what verb do practitioners use instead
Chapter 1

The architecture of aroma

Chapter 2

The training of a master nose

Chapter 3

From petal to liquid gold

Chapter 4

A global map of scent

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Ch 4 · A global map of scent
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Scent the world, scent the world! We bottle the globe in a single drop.

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To bottle the smell of rain, artisans in Kannauj bake clay in copper stills.

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Grasse the historic perfume capital

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The dark resinous magic of oud

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Fun Fact

Liquid gold: High-quality oud oil can cost upwards of $5,000 per pound, making it more valuable than gold by weight.

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Which global scent sounds best?

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Which city in India is famous for preserving 400-year-old traditional perfume distillation methods?

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What oil is traditionally used as the base to capture the scent of baked clay in Indian attars?

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What is the name of the traditional Indian perfume that smells like monsoon rain on dry clay?

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Which French town is globally recognized as the historic capital of perfume making?

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In the Japanese Kodo ceremony, what verb do practitioners use instead of 'smelling' the incense?

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Why is the French perfume town of Grasse so perfect for growing delicate flowers like jasmine and roses?

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What does the name of the traditional Japanese incense ceremony, 'Kodo', translate to?

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What causes the aquilaria tree to produce the highly prized, expensive scent ingredient known as oud?

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