Classically trained independent perfume pioneer Ineke Rühland pays homage to her Dutch heritage with a celebration of Stroopwafel — the traditional, irresistible caramel waffle cookie from The Netherlands. A comforting gourmand that imagines the cookie indulged with coffee in front of a crackling fire. A collection top seller.

From Scent Trunk
This delicious gourmand fragrance is inspired by the Dutch waffle cookie Stroopwafel, with notes of vanilla, caramel, baked waffle with wood and smoke. Wrapped in Gezellig; an untranslatable atmosphere that encompasses Dutch culture and includes feelings of coziness and ambiance that is inviting, friendly, sociable, comfortable, and convivial.

From Perfumer Ineke Rühland
“Gezellig” is a very Dutch concept, which means an inviting and friendly ambiance, and doesn’t really have an English-language equivalent word. The fragrance is inspired by my years living in Amsterdam, and I’m picturing enjoying coffee and stroopwafels in a 17th century canal house. There are tulips on the table and the old oakwood floors have just been polished. There’s a cool North Sea breeze outside, but inside it’s cozy and warm in front of the fireplace.”

Perfumer
Ineke Rühland

Atmosphere
Gezellig

Notes
amber, oakwood, fireplace, stroopwafel, espresso, musk, tulips

FYI
Part of Scent Trunk's ORIGINAL EDITIONS, a collection of fragrances featuring collaborations with perfumers who are given a fragrance brief for their commissions inspired by a Scent Trunk annual theme, seasonal focus ingredients, geographic provenance of the highlighted material, and/or color palette.