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his latest batch of Sauvage is a completely new distillation, and a departure from the style of the first 2 Sauvages. The result is something quite different to the first two, and interesting to compare.French for uncultivated and wild, Sauvage would be the perfect name for a perfume. Read on...Wormwood, or artemisia absinthium is the herb that gives absinthe its unique aroma. In the Jura mountain range in France, and its foothills, wormwood has been growing for thousands of years. It is a plant that thrives in harsh conditions. It almost seems that the worse a plant is treated by nature, the more fabulous its bouquet is. Conventionally cultivated wormwood is like a softer, pampered cousin.The original Sauvage recipe was formulated according to a unique and unrecorded 1804 manuscript. It is at its root a traditional recipe with fennel and anise, alongside a handful of alpine plants all adding their own contribution to the unique scent of Sauvage.A beautiful herbal green colour in the glass. The nose is pleasant, and the aromatic profile is unique, hinting at wild wormwood, although a lot more subdued than the first editions.Anise balances out a slightly astringent quality. We recommend trying this version with some sugar.Like the first editions all those years ago, this is a very