The nose

How they smell

A stillroom is a nose as much as a cup. Crush a leaf. These are the scents of this cupboard — petal, hay, camphor, lemon, musk.

Damp soil, wine, patchouli.

1 plants

Earth & musk

Patchouli

Pogostemon cablin

Earthy, woody, musky, damp-soil, with a sweet, slightly chocolatey, wine-like or camphor undertone. Richer and smoother when the leaf has aged.

Traditional kitchen and folk use only. This is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. If you are pregnant, nursing, on medicine, or unwell, ask a clinician before drinking anything as a remedy.