Vernus is a 2025 limited release from niche perfume house Jorum Studio and house perfumer Euan McCall. The Time-Limited Release collection invites you to "Hop aboard the Jorum Studio time machine and experience a future-facing, seasonal limited release collection for adventurous noses. Revisiting beloved favourites and never-before-smelled fragrances from our perfumer’s archive. Fleeting glimpses into the creative heart of Jorum Studio, presented to energise and inspire. Each Time fragrance uses wild concentrations of rare or powerful materials in abundant quantities, with less than 100 bottles made." Vernus is an Herbal Aromatic Floral scent with a profile of yellow floral, herbal, green, sweet, aromatic, fresh spicy, fruity, balsamic, and woody accords. Impression Petitgrain sur Fleurs, Quince, Marigold, Sunflower, Magnolia, Narcissus, Jonquil Absolute, Jasmine Absolute Fade Hickory, Paprika, Goldenrod, Hay oil, Hay Absolute, Eau de Brout Absolute Perfumer’s notes: Nothing signals spring like the first signs of narcissus piercing through soil. Growing up in rural Scotland was, in hindsight, an absolute gift. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve springtime wandering. The seasonal shift bringing a new aromatic scentscape with it. I remember spending most of my youthful years in one of the woodlands in my village, a simply magical place especially in spring – muscari, hyacinth, bluebells, snowdrops and millions of narcissus rioting mostly undisturbed beneath ancient chestnuts, oaks and peculiar hickory trees planted by my friends family decades ago. The scene cut by a picturesque burn which seemed to have only two settings, raging or nearly still. Of all the wildflowers growing in this woodland meadow, narcissus were the most memorable for me, radiating their weirdly wonderful aroma in a low-lying carpet of sun dappled warmth. The jonquil were and still are my favourite of the genus. The woodland in question was flanked on all sides by hay fields making for a more immersive experience that grew incredibly powerful as the spring faded to summer and, eventually, the start of the harvest. I would take books and magazines into the woods and sit under the trees for hours, lost in pages, aromas and shifts in sunlight and temperature. So vivid and formative are these memories, they informed a large part of our perfume Athenaeum as well as Vernus. Scent memories are such astounding phenomena. On a trip to the Auvergne in my late teens we happened upon the most amazing narcissus meadow growing into a hay field. I was instantly transported to my pre-teen years building gang-huts and tree swings shooting over the burn in the ‘daffodil woods’ (or ‘bluebell woods’ depending on who you asked in the village) and watching the hay being collected by huge harvesters and balers. This event brought together some of my favourite aromas; hay and narcissus. I scribbled down a bunch of aromatic impressions into my notebook for future reference. Vernus was made around 8 or 9 years ago. I kept coming back to the formula wondering if anyone else would relate to it in the same way I did. It felt right to launch Vernus for our 2025 Spring TIME limited release… I look forward to hearing if it igniting similar memories in others. Note: Samples are sold by the 1ml. You may purchase a maximum of 2ml. Samples of 1ml or less will come in a glass vial with a dabber. Samples larger than 1ml will come in small glass spray bottles. All samples will be consolidated unless expressly requested otherwise. Fragrance Vault is an official stockist of Jorum Studio.
