Eau de Parfum
烈 fierce. 釀 to brew. Kinmen kaoliang is Taiwan's most celebrated spirit, distilled from sorghum, an ancient cereal grain that General Hu Lien encouraged Kinmen's farmers to cultivate during the Chinese Civil War when importing alcohol from Taiwan proved too costly. The Kinmen distillery was built into underground tunnels originally dug to shelter from bombardment. What began as a military solution became a cultural institution, with kaoliang now consumed across Taiwan at a rate of over 45,000 litres a day.
Distilled Heat carries the fire of that spirit. Perfumer Kaiwei opens with the dry, grain-forward heat of sorghum, the first burn of kaoliang on the throat. Patchouli and vetiver ground the composition in the island's red earth and salt wind, while sandalwood draws it into a warm, woody resolution that lingers like the last pour of the evening.
A fragrance that is fierce but not restless. A toast to the unextinguishable fire in the heart.
Composition:
- Sorghum (Kaoliang)
- Patchouli
- Vetiver, Sandalwood
Perfumer: Kaiwei Hsieh, 2025
inci list: Alcohol, Parfum, Geraniol, Citrus Aurantium Peel Oil, Limonene, Terpineol, Acetyl Cedrene, Citronellol, Linalyl Acetate, Linalool, Pogostemon Cablin Oil/Pogostemon Cablin Leaf Oil, Juniperus Virginiana Oil, Hexyl Cinnamal, Isoeugenyl Acetate, Isoeugenol, Citral, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Eucalyptus Globulus Oil, Rose Ketones, Cedrus Atlantica Oil/Extract, Pinene, Benzyl Alcohol, Cinnamyl Alcohol, Terpinolene, Geranyl Acetate, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Farnesol, Beta-Caryophyllene, Benzaldehyde, Amyl Cinnamal
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