Siberian castoreum has historically been considered inferior to the Canadian variety, but upon smelling this beautiful tincture one can't help but wonder if cold-war politics may have had a part to play in that judgement. 

This tincture is, in our opinion, finer than Canadian and more nuanced. While both varieties have a soft smokiness the main difference is that the Siberian product has a more profoundly natural leather note with fewer fruity aspects making it drier.

This is our favourite castoreum tincture, a tincture which transports you to the wintery woodlands of ancient Russia so beloved by Chanel perfumer Ernest Beaux.

Our Siberian castoreum tincture is made in exactly the same way as all of our tinctures, using finest pure and natural alcohol.

‘Castoreum [tincture's] warm, animal, leather-like sweet odour makes it an interesting item in “men's perfumes”, fougeres, chypres, Oriental bases, leather notes, Tabac bases, etc. [It blends] particularly well with ambra notes, calamus, cananga, cedarwood Atlas, chamomile moroccan, creosol, labdanum products, isoeugenol, oakmoss products, sandalwood oil, […] etc.’ — S. Arctander. Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, Carol Stream: Allured Publishing Corporation, 2008, pp. 136–137.

French Name: Infusion de Castoréum