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Monday, March 7, 2011

Spray some Dzongkha!

While some people think Dzongkha stinks and is a hoax, other claim it contains darker notes. No, we're not talking about the national language of Bhutan.
Dzongkha is the name of a perfume developed five years ago by a boutique Parisian perfume company, L'Artisan Parfumeur. As far as I know, the Dzongkha Development Commission was not involved in that project.

Dzongkha is somewhat pretentiously described as "a bewildering fragrance inspired by the Kingdom of Bhutan, by the odors of stones and incense from the temples, leather, spicy chai tea, and opulent nature". Yeh, right. The price is quite inspiring as well: US$95 for a 1.7 ounce eau de toilette. 

1 comment:

  1. AndreaMonday, March 07, 2011

    Ahh, yes. This perfume's existence foiled my searches for Dzonghka resources online.

    I get the 'bewildering' aspect of the scent but spicy chai tea is a bit of a surprise. Also, what does a stone smell like? Unless they are implying mossy stones, I can't quite conceive of this odor...

    If I were making a Dzongkha scent blend, it would include diesel fumes, wood smoke, doma spittle, juniper and incense.

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