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Let's talk about the rose? The rose is the most important flower in perfumery. The most ancient raw material. The rose is a symbol. Of a clan, a party, a dynasty, an order, love, war. You can't list them all. Probably no one knows how many varieties of roses a person has bred. White, double, long, tea, small bush, burgundy, apricot. What does a rose smell like? Which one? Which one? The rose is woven into the compositions of almost all existing and existing perfumes. A unique component that equally well copes with the role of a soloist and the fifth swan in the corps de ballet. Trying all the fragrances with roses and describing them is an impossible task. But this is not a reason to remain silent, not to write about the rose. My note does not pretend to be complete and deep. This is a personal opinion. So. For myself, I divide perfume roses into several groups: Confectionery. Candied rose, liqueur, rose loukoum (slightly soapy, starchy, bitter with a slight hint of withered g...