The impression of colonial French Indochina and legendary films such as Indochine and Apocalypse Now. Reflections of the most diverse contrasts in Asia. East meets West, old meets new. The fragrance is spicy and woody. The scent notes include tobacco, coriander and oud.
Johan Bergelin: ‘Francis Ford Coppola's timeless masterpiece Apocalypse Now is set in Vietnam in 1969. The main influences for this fragrance were the powerful scene with Aurore Clément and Martin Sheen smoking opium and the classic quote “I love the smell of napalm in the morning”. The film title was inspired by the buttons worn by hippies in the 1960s, which read ‘Nirvana now’.’
The fragrance journey of Chinese Tobacco: a personal culinary experience
It is well after midnight and the neon lights illuminate the dark sky of Terengganu in Malaysia. I am close to the chaos of the city, but it is quiet here in the park. I am surrounded by ancient giant trees, lush vegetation and treetops. I open the doors of the wooden colonial building and enter the Chinese restaurant. The air is filled with wonderful aromas and spices from the kitchen. A man is sleeping in his chair with his head resting on the table. A group of men play cards and smoke under the fluorescent lights. Several women chat loudly as they chop fresh spices, and a small child sleeps in a basket at the end of the room. A television shows the latest music videos from London. The gas burners from the kitchen fill the air with a burnt smell. East meets West.
