Villa Erbatium

Villa Erbatium is available in the United States at Redolia Perfumery, which stocks nine eau de parfums from the Seoul-based house — $145 to $160 — and ships to every US state and territory from its boutique at 92 West Main Street, Somerville, New Jersey. The house builds fragrances around everyday Korean scenes and materials, from Rice Makgeolli to Scent of Seoul.

The house style is soft, atmospheric and quietly gourmand, favouring creamy musks, milky and powdery accords, gentle woods and realistic fruit and floral notes over loud synthetic blasts. Signature releases include Rice Makgeolli, the cult creamy rice-wine scent; the gothic floral Dracula, created with the long-running Korean stage musical of the same name; and Scent of Seoul, commissioned by the city of Seoul itself.

What to try: Rice Makgeolli for cosy comfort, Fig Whiskey for something boozy and woody, and Allegria for a fresh floral musk. Explore the full Villa Erbatium collection at Redolia Perfumery below.