The best of roses in the world grow in the Valley of Taif in Saudi Arabia. Since Ottoman times, farms in the Valley of Taif have cultivated the damask rose, a pink, 30-petalled beauty.
Its fragrance is indescribable - robust, spicy and dizzyingly complex. It is, almost literally, a world away from the clear simplicity of an English rose.
1 fl oz in traditional glass perfume bottle with plastic applicator