Fragrance Notes: Top Notes: Vanilla, Benzoin, Rum, Cedar Heart Notes: Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang Base Notes: Pink Peppercorn, Bergamot, Frankincense Spiritueuse Double Vanille is a woody-amber fragrance that takes you on a journey far away.In this fragrance, a sheer excess of vanilla reveals its smokiness, woodiness, and generosity. Accompanied by jasmine, ylang ylang, benzoin, and cedar, the Guerlain Perfumer evokes exotic escapades and long journeys by boat. This is an epic expedition lulled by scents of rum and crates of spices.The scent of elsewhere, Spiritueuse Double Vanille breathes with all the exoticism of a Gauguin canvas. This call of the beyond has always been strongly present at the House of Guerlain.A signature material at the House of Guerlain, vanilla is a vital ingredient of the Guerlinade. Guerlain Perfumers have remained constantly devoted to a tireless quest to find its finest varieties.Madagascan vanilla planifolia graces Spiritueuse Double Vanille with its generous, woody facets. This particular variety requires eighteen months to prepare. Used as a tincture, an age-old technique perpetuated by Guerlain, the vanilla is hand-cut and cold-soaked in order to exalt its fragrance to perfection. At Guerlain, vanilla has withstood through the years, embracing the House’s most legendary scents with its enveloping sweetness.