Little telephone interview
In a few minutes, I will chat on the phone with a journalist, about woods in perfumes and about pinus cembra , aka Swiss pine. I think we will also focus on the specif smell of this pine, which brings up memories of sky holidays and warm living rooms after a long day in the snow. The interview is less about me, but rather a little building block on a larger story about the Swiss pine and it’s use.
There exists an essential oil on the market, but I have never smelled it. But I know the wood’s smell: Rich, clean, aromatic, not sweet, woody, but dry wood, very dry indeed. and somewhat campherous. Actually, it is ironical: I know Texan cedarwood oil forth and back, but the Swiss pine oil is a white spot in my nose. I feel I need to change this one day. But first things first: Packing more perfumes into boxes.
I send you fragrant greetings and hope that soon, soon, I can present the results of my freelancer’s collaborative work. Uff.
Picture:
Home of Swiss Pine, Engadin, September 2008, looking down the valley early in the morning
August 20th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Hi Andy, Enjoy your interview and thanks for that photo–it is gorgeous. I miss the smell of pine but have never smelled a Swiss pine specifically. One day… :) Have a great afternoon!
August 20th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Hey!! The best scented pine I`ve been around is in Colorado, where we vacationed in the late 60`s to escape the Oklahoma heat ( yes, this is where I was during Woodstock and the moonlanding! :-) ) Very green and a bit sweet - The perfumista was alive and well then, for one of my souvineers is a bottle of `Pine Perfume`; the bottle is a slice of pine limb, complete w/ bark, lacquered on the outside w/ a decal of a pine boughs` needle clusters and cones! A hole is drilled into the bark from the `top`, and a glass vial that is unseen is inserted, filled, and topped w/ a pleated ,black screwcap.( Other items from there are Indian beads and a sweet, 1/2 inch tall ceramic chipmunk!!!) Maybe post the phone conversation a la sound bite or pdf ??
August 21st, 2009 at 12:17 am
Ooh, pine, I love all sorts of pine. I didn’t know there was a specifically Swiss pine, it sounds wonderful - dry, woody, and terpenic. Right up my alley!
August 21st, 2009 at 4:09 am
Can we look forward to something like “L’air des montagnes suisses” in the near future, Andy?
I for one hope so!
August 21st, 2009 at 5:19 am
Dear Andy, please, write then as smells pinus cembra is very interestingly. I love a smell of a pine, but is not familiar with Swiss pine and it is the very extremely interesting to me.
Have good day and greetings to yours freelancer.
Hugs!
August 21st, 2009 at 7:31 am
Vladimir: I think, in Siberia, there is a close relative of the Swiss pine growing. It is called Siberian pine here is the wikipedia article
But, I am clueless about its smell.
Good morning, Wayne
never say never. I thought, that when I have more time next year, I need to look into this one. Maybe even together with a company producing the essential oil because this is hard to get! And then I could box it in wooden boxes made of the Swiss pine wood. Wow. What great idea!
Good morning, Tara
The Swiss pine is rather an “alpine” pine, but I’d bet…if you sniffed the wood once you would be amazed…
Good morning, Hotlanta Linda
Unfortunately, I never made it up to Colorado….
Good morning Jen, I wish you a lovely Friday and hope that one day you will get a chance to smell the wood …amazing!