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clove buds, dried on a roof

Ternate Clove

smoky spice

Clove buds dried on the roofs of Ternate, then smoke from the evening cooking fires. Black pepper and tobacco leaf give it grip. Benzoin rounds every edge.

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Ternate Clove

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Batch 7

Chapter
I. Indonesia
Composed by
Ratna Wijaya
Distilled
January 2026

The notes

Top

  • clove bud
  • black pepper

Heart

  • tobacco leaf
  • cinnamon

Base

  • benzoin
  • smoked wood

How to wear it

On a scarf or a coat collar in cool weather. One spray is enough.

Grown, then made

Clove smallholders on the slopes of Gamalama, Ternate, North Maluku.

Ratna trained in Grasse and came home to work with Javanese jasmine. She composes our first chapter and keeps the spice cabinet.

From the journal

“Clove buds dried on rooftops, smoke from the evening fires.”

Read “Under the volcano” in Adelia’s journal

Pairs well with

Layer one over the other: the lighter scent first, on pulse points.

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