Flower Ikebana Sakura
Roasted buckwheat tea — sobacha — opens with a dry, nutty warmth that's unusual for a floral launch.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 16 accords.
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- Fresh50
- Aromatic50
- Tuberose50
- White Floral
The note pyramid
- Sobacha Tea
- Sakura Blossom
- Indian Tuberose
- Vetiver
- Australian Sandalwood
By the editors · 2 min readRoasted buckwheat tea — sobacha — opens with a dry, nutty warmth that's unusual for a floral launch. It grounds the composition before the florals appear, establishing a contemplative register rather than an attention-grabbing one. Sakura blossom arrives with a delicate, faintly powdery quality, joined by Indian tuberose that adds a substantive creaminess without heaviness.
Australian sandalwood, cedar, and vetiver form a mineral, earthy base that prevents the floral heart from drifting. Alberto Morillas pulls directly from the Japanese aesthetic of ikebana — arrangement through restraint — making this more meditative than crowd-pleasing. For those drawn to texture and negative space over bloom.
Scent twins
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