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Estoras is an exclusive perfume brand based on the heritage of prince Antal Esterházy and his incredible adventures. His pioneering character, his passion, and his stories served as the inspiration for the unique fragrances of Estoras.

A tribute to Antal. Heritage of a nobleman. Soul of an adventurer.

In 1926 Prince Antal Esterházy set out on an epic adventure with his best friend Count Lászlo Almásy, the English Patient. It started as a winter day’s dream. Sitting by a fireplace in the Swiss Alps longing for heat and sun – an oasis of desert. The whim turned into a gentlemen’s wager and arrangements were made on the spot. And before long their Steyr vehicle was being unpacked from a crate on the northern shores of Africa. From there, Antal and Lászlo set out across the sand to become the first to cross the Sahara in a standard road car. This daring journey became known as the Esterházy Safari.

Almost a century later, his grandson, inspired by a small perfume bottle Antal left behind, created Estoras to capture this spirit of adventure, for those who chase impossible horizons today.

Having embarked on this unique journey with Antal’s scent, Estoras continues with olfactory stories of The Adventures of Antal inspired by Count Lászlo’s original travel diary.

Estoras is the Latin form of Esterházy – a brand that is respectful of its rich heritage but crucially translates into modern aesthetics and values. The design philosophy is a contemporary nod to the Viennese secessionist, art deco design movements of the 1920s. In this Spirit, the Estoras logo is a union of the Wiener Werkstätte design collective, the former Steyr Automotive logo and the Esterházy family crest.

True to Viennese hand-craft heritage, the Estoras caps were developed and produced in Vienna, molded out of the innovative, sustainable material “Fasal” which consists of 80% wood shavings for warm, wood-like characteristics and are then hand finished by a small manufacture. The bottles are hand stamped in a small workshop at the foot of the Alps and the fragrances finally bottled in a mountain village in the shade of rocky alpine peaks, with perfume oil from the French olfactory capital Grasse.

Estoras is an invitation to a one-of-a-kind adventure. Therefore, the packaging of The Adventures of Antal unfolds like a diary, with every page unveiled you are taken deeper into the adventure, ultimately brought to vivid life by the fragrance within.