Kiritimati Aftershave/Cologne | Seasonal Release: Frankincense, Myrrh and West Indian Bay | One Year Aged

This is what Christmas should smell like...however, it would take a dramatic series of events to make this possible.

1) Santa needs to be real.

2) Mrs. Claus leaves him because she's bored and he sleeps too much. She really just longs to be held and the foot massages by the elves tiny, cold hands are not cutting it anymore. (and are getting kinda creepy as the years pass)

3) Santa reacts to this rather poorly to the news, and heads to Christmas Island in the East Indies and turns it into a pirates utopia! At least this is what comes to mind when I take a whiff of this stuff!

This batch of Kiritimati is part one of my Oak Barrel approach to perfuming and man is it magical! I have kinda blurred the line between brewing and perfuming thanks to a good brewing friend of mine.

Honestly, Working with casks just seems more manlier and in-tune for the vibe I am trying to create...Pirate Island meets the Night Before Christmas! The charred oak barrels add a sweetness, a wholeness and a woodiness that you would typically only get from a good, aged drink. 

 

Yep, that's a genuine West Indian Bay Leaf in there too! Lol, probably what folks remember the most about this seasonal classic, that bay leaf! Though naturally decorative this intact leaf will also add to the aftershave in time inline with a traditional tincture!