Teufels Kuche
Forty ways to wear patchouli.
Teufels Küche — "Devil's Kitchen" — is a small German fragrance label built almost entirely around patchouli. The catalogue runs to forty-plus scents, most of them variations on the same theme: dark patchouli paired with strawberry, cherry, milk, lavender, cinnamon, blood orange, vanilla. Bottles are plain apothecary glass, packaging is gothic and unfussy, and the line is sold mainly through German speciality shops and online. The house's appeal is obvious to its audience and indifferent to anyone outside it. The reviews on Fragrantica describe long-lasting, single-minded compositions written for people who already love patchouli rather than for anyone hoping to be converted. There is little in the way of perfumer credits, marketing copy or annual launch schedule. It suits wearers whose collection is organised around a single material, and who want a German source for cheap, high-concentration patchouli writing.
