Ferula gummosa, F. galbaniflua

Galbanum resinoid. Ferula gummosa, F. galbaniflua. Love it? Or hate it?

Galbanum is grown in the northern slopes of Persia, a climate of dry summers and balmy winters typical of the Mediterranean.

The scent is absolutely delicious. Warmly green and slightly floral with memories of salt-water marshes and dried, cracked lake beds. The scent swirls like a djinn from its lamp, light and sparkling and airy one moment, and deep and smoky and rich the next. There are glimmers of ash and tobacco and weighty emerald green velvet, warming, smooth and relaxing. A headiness wafts from this resinoid, a dense, heavy, swollen cloud ready to burst with drops of balsam and green pepper

. There are none of the bitter cigarette butt notes that are often found in the essential oil; this resin possesses a whole, round, enveloping dark greenness; a multitude of mosses and leaves in convergence.

Jasmine grandiflorum and galbanum resinoid are elegant lovers. Build from these two and you can create something out of time.

Galbanum Resinoid - Apothecary's Garden

Again, relevant comments and questions put your name in the hat for a drawing at the end of the month. Post here or on The Scented Djinn FB page.