Wild Jasmine

Jasmine traces its roots to the Indian subcontinent, where wild species have scented gardens for millennia. In the 1600s, Moorish traders carried cultivated jasmine across the Strait of Gibraltar, introducing it to Spain. The scent quickly spread to Italy and France, where Grasse embraced the flower in the 1850s, establishing the first large‑scale absolute production. French houses refined extraction techniques, while the Robertet group later expanded cultivation to Morocco, Egypt, and the Indian states of Gujarat and Karnataka. By the early 20th century, jasmine had become a symbol of luxury in haute couture fragrances, its presence marking the transition from simple floral accords to complex, multi‑layered compositions. Today, jasmine remains a benchmark of natural perfumery, linking historic gardens with modern laboratories.