Folkwinds by Jono Bornstein

[Folkwinds]

Following the success of Smuggler’s Notch, Jasper no Kodō is the second of Folkwinds’ limited edition co-extracted perfumes.

All natural, and featuring a one of a kind co-extraction of Blackberries, Copal, Cultivated Kinam, Palo Santo, Kentucky farmed Blue Lotus and Poplar, Jasper no Kodō captures the essence and scent-scape of the great Northern Rockies.

Preorders open up on Wednesday, April 5th at 12pm EST. 30 bottles available. $435/ 50ml. Folkwinds.com
Limited samples will be made available upon release.

Bottles ship out approximately Late April/ Early May.

 

[Folkwinds]

Jasper no Kodō is now LIVE!

For a limited time only, pre-orders of Jasper no Kodō will include a sample of the proprietary co-extraction that is featured in this perfume. ONE lucky pre-order will also include a sample of the co-extraction featured in Smuggler's Notch.

Top-notes of Wild Blackberries, Copal, Palo Santo, Juniper Berries, Canadian Hemlock and Fir.

Heart notes of Broom, Jonquil, Gardenia, Lotus and Bois Noir from Agar Aura.

Base notes of Oakmoss, Tonka, Wild Hainan Agargwood, White Ambergris, White Kinam and Virginian Cedar.

30 Bottles. 50% Concentration. 50ml. Bottles ship by early May.

Folkwinds.com

 

[Culpa Ire]

Jasper no Kodō

Y’know, I got the arse when I saw you name your upcoming perfume as I’ve created a fragrance I named Kōdō - almost two years of work for that one. You can imagine my relief when I see they don’t share a single note.

I’ll raise a glass to the release of your new frag tonight, man. Bon chancè!

 

[Folkwinds]

Y’know, I got the arse when I saw you name your upcoming perfume as I’ve created a fragrance I named Kōdō - almost two years of work for that one. You can imagine my relief when I see they don’t share a single note.

I’ll raise a glass to the release of your new frag tonight, man. Bon chancè!

It happens! This name is a bit of a play on the double translation of Kodō, both as in incense and also heartbeat, with the primary focus being on Jasper. (In all of my notes, and in my head, I simply refer to this one as Jasper).

 

[Culpa Ire]

It happens! This name is a bit of a play on the double translation of Kodō, both as in incense and also heartbeat, with the primary focus being on Jasper. (In all of my notes, and in my head, I simply refer to this one as Jasper).

Sure does.

Mine went by the name of Hvītr for the first 18 months because it just smelled white. Even now my partner asks if I’m wearing “the white one”. I only changed to Kōdō after adding a Japanese incense accord.

What does the Jasper part mean exactly?

 

[Folkwinds]

Sure does.

Mine went by the name of Hvītr for the first 18 months because it just smelled white. Even now my partner asks if I’m wearing “the white one”. I only changed to Kōdō after adding a Japanese incense accord.

What does the Jasper part mean exactly?

Jasper is a National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains, full of glacial lakes, alpine mountain passes, and endless beauty. The structure of the perfume is built around fir and hemlock accords balancing around florals, berries and incense.

 

[Folkwinds]

There have been a lot of questions on how I would describe what Jasper SMELLS like, so here's my take:

I would describe Jasper as a coniferous fragrance, with intertwined incense (IE copal and agarwood), berries, and then mountain florals to balance out the heart notes. It's a bit like wandering through a crisp alpine valley, and catching some cool whiffs of incense and flowers along the way, and then a mossy base to bring the whole experience home. There's an extremely high dose of house-made super concentrated white ambergris absolute in the mix as well, which lends a certain je ne sais quois come-hither quality to the sillage.

 

[Martin__]

A bit late "no-news" news by Basenotes

Folkwinds launch limited edition Jasper no Kodō

Independent perfumery Folkwinds are to release their latest fragrance, Jasper no Kodō. The scent is the second of Folkwinds’ limited edition co-extracted perfumes following the launch of Smuggler's Notch earlier this year. All natural, and...

basenotes.com

 

[911LambMelb]

Looking forward to the release!

Jono, please tell me a bit more about Kentucky Farmed Blue Lotus. I've not come across it before and absolutely love blue lotus.

 

[Folkwinds]

Looking forward to the release!

Jono, please tell me a bit more about Kentucky Farmed Blue Lotus. I've not come across it before and absolutely love blue lotus.

Sure! Since I’m running my own extraction, I had more freedom to source my own raw materials, rather than rely on the absolutes which are abundant throughout the industry (mostly Thai blue lotus). I was able to find a farm here in the United States who cultivate their own blue lotus crops each year. This blue lotus was especially fruity, uplifting, and almost tea-like.

 

[Scent Detective]

There have been a lot of questions on how I would describe what Jasper SMELLS like, so here's my take:

I would describe Jasper as a coniferous fragrance, with intertwined incense (IE copal and agarwood), berries, and then mountain florals to balance out the heart notes. It's a bit like wandering through a crisp alpine valley, and catching some cool whiffs of incense and flowers along the way, and then a mossy base to bring the whole experience home. There's an extremely high dose of house-made super concentrated white ambergris absolute in the mix as well, which lends a certain je ne sais quois come-hither quality to the sillage.

Coniferous fragrances are my "absolute" favorite. This sounds like a wonderful fragrance Jono! Hope to get my hands on some at some point.

 

[Dothraki]

Been out of the game due to lack of funds for the time being so I haven’t been on basenotes in a while but had to seek out this thread.

I have been sipping on a sample from Jono for the past year or two… he hooked me up during a swap before his line was released. Now, I have had a lot of time with this perfume. At the time I was getting my nose on a lot of other stuff and didn’t give it the attention it deserved. Now it is right there in the rotation of all my favorites.

I consider myself very critical of natural perfumes, being able to smell the quality of ingredients but also have them fashioned in a way that is interesting or evokes a certain feeling is important to me. I stick with a small handful of bottles from Ensar, ALD, Agar Aura and also love me some Hans Hendley haha! Great stuff. Anyways…I came here to say that Jono’s bottle sits amongst what I consider the kings of my perfume collection, and gets a ton of play. Just wanted to pop in and give props where they are due. Awesome job Jono this stuff is amazing. I love it! Thanks again brother!

 

[Martin__]

Been out of the game due to lack of funds for the time being so I haven’t been on basenotes in a while but had to seek out this thread.

I have been sipping on a sample from Jono for the past year or two… he hooked me up during a swap before his line was released. Now, I have had a lot of time with this perfume. At the time I was getting my nose on a lot of other stuff and didn’t give it the attention it deserved. Now it is right there in the rotation of all my favorites.

I consider myself very critical of natural perfumes, being able to smell the quality of ingredients but also have them fashioned in a way that is interesting or evokes a certain feeling is important to me. I stick with a small handful of bottles from Ensar, ALD, Agar Aura and also love me some Hans Hendley haha! Great stuff. Anyways…I came here to say that Jono’s bottle sits amongst what I consider the kings of my perfume collection, and gets a ton of play. Just wanted to pop in and give props where they are due. Awesome job Jono this stuff is amazing. I love it! Thanks again brother!

But which one are you referring to, @Dothraki ? There are already several of positions in the lineup.

 

[Dothraki]

But which one are you referring to, @Dothraki ? There are already several of positions in the lineup.

It was a prototype of American Pharaoh. I’ll have to get my nose on the current one once I’m back up and running because the prototype was awesome.

 

[Martin__]

American Pharoah is definitely a great one. Not my favourite though.

 

[Dothraki]

American Pharoah is definitely a great one. Not my favourite though.

Which one was your favorite and why? What other houses or artisans are you into?

 

[Martin__]

Which one was your favorite and why? What other houses or artisans are you into?

My absolute favourite remains Santi Ana. But, so far and still I know only the first three released in the line - American Pharoah, Santi Ana and Cloud Illusions.

Mainstream wise: I used to be a huge Gucci fan, obviously I'm not anymore - own 2 bottles of Gucci Pour Homme II. I like some good old classics from Chanel and Dior.
Niche and indie wise - I've got quite a few from Slumberhouse, Pineward - I used to focus on Pineward in 2021 and 2022 and on Slumberhouse from 2022 till now.

Still, I confirm what I've said somewhere some time ago - American Pharoah remains the best cherry flavoured tobacco I've ever come across.

 

[Dothraki]

My absolute favourite remains Santi Ana. But, so far and still I know only the first three released in the line - American Pharoah, Santi Ana and Cloud Illusions.

Mainstream wise: I used to be a huge Gucci fan, obviously I'm not anymore - own 2 bottles of Gucci Pour Homme II. I like some good old classics from Chanel and Dior.
Niche and indie wise - I've got quite a few from Slumberhouse, Pineward - I used to focus on Pineward in 2021 and 2022 and on Slumberhouse from 2022 till now.

Still, I confirm what I've said somewhere some time ago - American Pharoah remains the best cherry flavoured tobacco I've ever come across.

Nice! From the comments on American Pharoah I’m thinking it was changed quite a bit. I get raspberry, cedar and musk. Has a bit of a Hans Hendley Bloodline vibe to it. Slumberhouse is good stuff too. Always liked Norne.

 

[Martin__]

I'm afraid it might not ever return. I bought the last 30 ml bottle I saw on ebay for more than Folkwinds are priced. No joke. I think it was worth the price.

Sooner or later I'll purchase Santi Ana and American Pharoah. Both worth absolutely every brown penny. Gorgeous, lovely stuff from a young, super talented and very perspective perfumer, @Folkwinds a.k.a. Jono Bornstein 😃

 

[Martin__]

I'm wearing American Pharoah today and I can surely tell it's the best cherry flavoured tobacco perfume I've found on the market. Absolutely and no joke. It's soooo good!

 

[bl00drunzcold]

Nice! From the comments on American Pharoah I’m thinking it was changed quite a bit. I get raspberry, cedar and musk. Has a bit of a Hans Hendley Bloodline vibe to it. Slumberhouse is good stuff too. Always liked Norne.

Hey Dothraki are you US based? If so you want this sample of Smuggler’s Notch?

 

[Dothraki]

Hey Dothraki are you US based? If so you want this sample of Smuggler’s Notch?

I am in the US. That sounds awesome, absolutely!

 

[bl00drunzcold]

I am in the US. That sounds awesome, absolutely!

pm me your address. I won’t be able to get it sent out until Monday.

 

[hippononamus]

delete

 

[In Amber]

Has anyone received Jasper no Kodo yet ? Interested to hear what this is like

 

[Folkwinds]

Has anyone received Jasper no Kodo yet ? Interested to hear what this is like

Shipping out this week for everyone.

 

[hippononamus]

Fragnanimous too?

 

[Martin__]

Every now and again I'm returning both to American Pharaoh and Santi Ana.

AP is definitely one of the best tobacco based perfume on the market today and THE BEST cherry flavoured tobacco ever produced to me. Tobacco is thick, dense and very high quality. It reminds me specifically of dried, unlit tobacco. Not so much smoke in here, but that is perfectly fine and I'm okay with that.

SA to me is one of the top 3 hay perfumes for me. That dry hay mixed with green hay, tobacco, spices and herbs is soooo good! Hay in here is presented in an unique way. Actually, hay became one of my favourite notes, because of Santi Ana, among others.

 

[Folkwinds]

Fragnanimous too?

Yes! All orders have shipped, and I sent some samples to @Fragnanimous for distribution. I have a few bottles of stock left incase of shipping hiccups, but once everyone receives their bottles, and the samples have been distributed, I will put the extras up for sale.

 

[Fragnanimous]

There are a very limited amount of samples available and ready to ship!!! Folkwinds JASPER NO KODŌ Get 'em while you can! This one will not disappoint

 

[Folkwinds]

There are a very limited amount of samples available and ready to ship!!! Folkwinds JASPER NO KODŌ Get 'em while you can! This one will not disappoint

Thank you Lee!

This is a great chance to try Jasper no Kodō before our final bottles release..

 

[Dothraki]

Checking out Smugglers Notch for the first time right now (thanks @bl00drunzcold !) and….BOY OH BOY this stuff is thiiiiiick and dark! It smells how it looks, thick, dark dark green. It opens sweet, earthy, dark, green. Barley and maple are front and center along with the cut grass that’s been bagged for a couple hours vibe. But that bagged grass smell also sorta comes across as tobacco. Actually….now that I smell it again, it‘s smelling like some freshly cured pipe tobacco. Not the cherry kind, more like original.

Wow… good ingredients, interesting tobacco composition, strong but comforting. First impression, I really like it. It reminds me of slumberhouse. This one would be great for hangin outside in the Fall, or indoors by the fireplace in winter. Although I will rock it in Summer because there’s nothing synthetic or offputting jumping out. Hoping to check out the oud in the drydown.

It really smells like some high quality Flue cured tobacco leaf to me. Awesome!

 

[bl00drunzcold]

Checking out Smugglers Notch for the first time right now (thanks @bl00drunzcold !) and….BOY OH BOY this stuff is thiiiiiick and dark! It smells how it looks, thick, dark dark green. It opens sweet, earthy, dark, green. Barley and maple are front and center along with the cut grass that’s been bagged for a couple hours vibe. But that bagged grass smell also sorta comes across as tobacco. Actually….now that I smell it again, it‘s smelling like some freshly cured pipe tobacco. Not the cherry kind, more like original.

Wow… good ingredients, interesting tobacco composition, strong but comforting. First impression, I really like it. It reminds me of slumberhouse. This one would be great for hangin outside in the Fall, or indoors by the fireplace in winter. Although I will rock it in Summer because there’s nothing synthetic or offputting jumping out. Hoping to check out the oud in the drydown.

It really smells like some high quality Flue cured tobacco leaf to me. Awesome!

Glad you like it and will get more use out of it than me.

 

[Scent Detective]

I've been wearing Jasper No Kodo for the last two days from a sample I received. This is my favorite from Folkwinds of the perfumes I've tried. The only one I haven't smelled is Smuggler's Notch which sounds very nice as well.

Jasper No Kodo has so many coniferous notes listed that I had to try it, and I definitely got a very enjoyable coniferous note, mixed with blackberries in the opening that made me smile. Fir, Hemlock, and Juniper Berries. Jono, please correct me if I'm wrong, but this is Hemlock Spruce, not the poisonous flowers, correct? These coniferous notes are blended extremely well with the blackberries and the copal resin, which also has a slightly piney smell, and palo santo sandalwood...mmm...mmm! Smells wonderful! The conifers smooth down as JNK moves into the mids and picks up some very soft floral tones. In the drydown, I pick up some ambergris and perhaps a slight bit of oud, but the main notes to me through the wear are conifers, blackberries, slight florals, and ambergris.

This is a wonderful fragrance and one I could see myself wearing a lot. For those of you that are familiar with Ellen Covey's Blackbird, you know that she created a coniferous fragrance with blackberries several years ago, but also know that Jasper No Kodo smells much better than Blackbird. (This is in my opinion of course). JNK has a far more blended scent profile than Blackbird, which is overpowered by the blackberries. Jasper No Kodo is rich, but clean smelling at the same time. It is somewhat linear throughout the wear, but that works well for me as I absolutely love this scent profile and would wear the heck out of it.

Brilliant job by Jono on Jasper No Kodo! Two thumbs up as high as I can reach!

 

[FlexMentallo]

Awesome, just picked up a sample of all 4 of the Folkwinds from Fragnaminous. Cant wait to try them, I love mostly/all naturals and have heard great things. Cheers.

 

[Blizzard]

Because of Scent Detective’s description and a soft spot that I have for evergreen berry blends, I just placed an order for Jasper No Kodo. One of my favorite fragrances of all time is Cape Heartache, which is a coniferous fragrance with strawberry notes. I also own Dead Is better by Sixteen92 and Blackbird by Olympic Orchids, both of which contain coniferous and blackberry notes. Hemlock, found in Cape Heartache, is a note that I particularly enjoy. If Jasper No Kodo is able to blend coniferous notes, including hemlock, with a dash of blackberry, I am certainly excited to try it.

 

[Folkwinds]

I've been wearing Jasper No Kodo for the last two days from a sample I received. This is my favorite from Folkwinds of the perfumes I've tried. The only one I haven't smelled is Smuggler's Notch which sounds very nice as well.

Jasper No Kodo has so many coniferous notes listed that I had to try it, and I definitely got a very enjoyable coniferous note, mixed with blackberries in the opening that made me smile. Fir, Hemlock, and Juniper Berries. Jono, please correct me if I'm wrong, but this is Hemlock Spruce, not the poisonous flowers, correct? These coniferous notes are blended extremely well with the blackberries and the copal resin, which also has a slightly piney smell, and palo santo sandalwood...mmm...mmm! Smells wonderful! The conifers smooth down as JNK moves into the mids and picks up some very soft floral tones. In the drydown, I pick up some ambergris and perhaps a slight bit of oud, but the main notes to me through the wear are conifers, blackberries, slight florals, and ambergris.

This is a wonderful fragrance and one I could see myself wearing a lot. For those of you that are familiar with Ellen Covey's Blackbird, you know that she created a coniferous fragrance with blackberries several years ago, but also know that Jasper No Kodo smells much better than Blackbird. (This is in my opinion of course). JNK has a far more blended scent profile than Blackbird, which is overpowered by the blackberries. Jasper No Kodo is rich, but clean smelling at the same time. It is somewhat linear throughout the wear, but that works well for me as I absolutely love this scent profile and would wear the heck out of it.

Brilliant job by Jono on Jasper No Kodo! Two thumbs up as high as I can reach!

Thank you all so much for the reviews and excitement!

FYI I will be posting the remaining bottles of Jasper No Kodō up for sale tomorrow at 3pm EST. As of now, there are 4 available.

 

[Folkwinds]

https://www.folkwinds.com/product/jasper-no-kodo-preorder-ships-early-may

..just leaving this here incase anyone might like one of the last bottles.