Inspired by the story of Bay Rum, a story about a man and perfume. In the 16th century, sailors discovered the leaf of the bay rum tree, the common name for pimenta racemosa, a small tree from the Antilles also known as bay St. Thomas. Its dried leaves, rubbed on the body, released a very strong-smelling oil, an excellent way to cool down and perfume oneself after all those months at sea.

While farmers in the Antilles were producing shipments of sugar destined for Europe, some resourceful slaves on the same sugar cane plantations discovered that fermented molasses (a by-product of sugar) could be converted into a sugary alcoholic beverage. So the brewers used the slaves' raw recipe, distilled the molasses to intensify the alcohol content in the drink, and created the famous rum. For an inventive sailor from the Virgin Islands, this was a great opportunity to brew the leaves and extract the essential oils.

Bay rum was born. This fragrance was refined by the islanders with spices, citrus peel, cinnamon, etc.

to flavor it to their taste, and thus became a fragrant pleasure during massage or after shaving.

This perfume, created in the Antilles, went on to enjoy overwhelming success worldwide. Initially highly prized by American barbers in New York, it even found its way into the royal courts of Europe.

Bay Rum is still popular today among men in the Caribbean islands (from Bermuda to the Bahamas, Barbados, and the Virgin Islands). Ligne St Barth wanted to preserve this beautiful Caribbean tradition while giving it a modern twist by creating an authentic fragrance. The top notes were retained (lime, bay rum tree leaf on a chord of aged rum from Martinique), and cardamom from Guatemala (the queen of spices) and vetiver were added.

With Caribbean guaiac wood, tabacum havana, and cedrus atlantica as the base note. This olfactory composition was named Islander.

Fragrance notes:

• Citrus
• Oriental
• Spicy

Manufacturer info

Ligne St Barth

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Responsible party:

Aqua (Water), Citral, Citronellol, Coumarin, Geraniol, Hydroxycitronellal, Limonene, Linalool, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone