Le Geste D'Edmond

Le Geste d'Edmond opens with Madagascar ginger's fresh, bright spice, complemented by warming cinnamon and aromatic clove. These rich spices set the stage for the heart of Le Geste d'Edmond - pure Bourbon vanilla. The vanilla unfolds slowly, revealing its full depth and complexity layer by layer, from sweet to woody notes, all delicately spiced. With Le Geste d'Edmond, Eight & Bob celebrates both people and place - testament to vanilla's complex history, and a deeply moving tribute to Edmond Albius's botanical brilliance. The Story Originally cultivated by the Totonac people in Mexico's Veracruz region, vanilla thrived exclusively where its natural pollinators, a particular species of bee, lived. This precious orchid captured European high society's imagination, yet its cultivation remained a challenge until 1841 when Edmond Albius, a 12-year-old enslaved on the island plantations of Réunion (then Bourbon), revolutionized its cultivation worldwide. A prodigy in botany, he ingeniously developed a simple but effective technique of using a small stick to transfer pollen from the male to female parts of the vanilla flower. Edmond's hand-pollination technique would go on to transform vanilla cultivation forever. Perfumer Albert Fouquet Notes ginger, cinnamon, clove, vanilla FYI Vanilla's legacy is inseparable from histories of colonialism and appropriation - from the Totonac people's botanical knowledge appropriated through colonization, to today's vanilla trade which continues to raise questions about environmental sustainability and ethical practices. As creators and consumers, we have a responsibility to acknowledge this history and actively support ethical practices. While acknowledging these issues is an important first step, more work is needed to realize a truly ethical vanilla trade.