Baruti
Hand-compounded niche perfumery from Amsterdam.
Baruti was founded in Amsterdam in 2015 by Spyros Drosopoulos, a Greek-born perfumer who trained in classical European composition before establishing his own house in the Netherlands. The name is Swahili for gunpowder—a deliberate provocation, suggesting explosive character and intensity packed into contained form. Drosopoulos hand-compounds the fragrances himself using traditional methods, applying a level of artisanal care more commonly associated with historical perfumery than contemporary commercial production. The catalog is built around bold, often challenging compositions: smoky, resinous, and complex structures that demand engagement from the wearer and reward repeated experience over time. Baruti fragrances are concentrated, projecting with authority and lasting with persistence. Distribution runs through a tight network of specialist boutiques across Europe and international direct sales. The house has built a devoted collector following in the European niche community that values both the quality of materials and the integrity of the hand-compounded process. Drosopoulos exemplifies the one-person perfumery studio working at the highest level of craft.
DNA over time
Each column is an era. Each colored band shows that family’s share of accord weight across every perfume the house released in that window. Bigger band = the house leaned harder on that family.
