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priya.cardamom

Toronto · Club host · member since December 2025

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I co-host the club with Harriet from Toronto, where I work in payroll. Cardamom chai got me into all this. I post a prompt every week, so join in whenever you like.

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Welcome to the Club Learning to Smell Ambers, Spices & Gourmands Giving Fragrance

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Pale, shrivelled slices of dried ginger spread in a thick layer Thread of the week: five spice jars, lids offThread of the week: the spice cupboard, smelled blind. Toronto has turned cold and the chai pot hasn't left the stove… Your street, your kitchen, your pocket: three smellsThread of the week: introduce yourself with three smells. No perfume names, just the smells. 1) one from your street 2)… Describe a wood without saying 'woody'Thread of the week: describe one wood without using the word 'woody'. 1) Pick a wood you can smell right now: a pencil… Turn your spice drawer into a smelling kitSmall tip now baking season is here: your spice drawer is already a smelling kit, it just needs organizing. 1) Pull out… Three questions before you start your December listWith Thanksgiving coming up here, my gift list starts now. Before anyone heads to a counter, I ask myself three… Advent smell swap: pick a week, pair upThread of the week: an advent swap for noses. December is still a way off, but anything involving a coffee date across… Dried green cardamom pods heaped inside an old, worn brass mortar Whole cardamom pods against the ground stuffThread of the week: cardamom, two ways. Most of us have pods and a jar of ground cardamom in the cupboard, and I'm not… Thread of the week: your home in three smellsThread of the week: your home in three smells, right now, wherever you're sitting. 1) No candles or sprays, only what's… Thread of the week: which note leaves your strip first?Thread of the week: which note leaves first? Jess asked this when she joined, so let's watch it happen instead of just… Describe a rose without using the word roseThread of the week: a rose, without the word. 1) Find a rose, a bottle of rose water, a rose soap, anything you have.… Ribbed yellow cocoa pod attached to its branch in a glasshouse A scent portrait in five smells, no namesThread of the week: a scent portrait of someone on your gift list, done before you set foot in a shop. It's the… Irregular, grainy orange-brown pieces of myrrh on a pale background Thread of the week: describe rain without saying freshThread of the week: describe rain without saying fresh, clean or petrichor. It has rained in Toronto for three days… Sweet to sharp: rank your fruit bowl citrusThread of the week: rank the citrus in your fruit bowl from sweetest to sharpest, by nose only. 1) Take two or three… Thread of the week: one scent, three placesThread of the week: where does your fragrance last longest? Take one scent you know well and try this tomorrow. 1) One…

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What was on your nan's dressing table?These are wonderful. If you want the why behind them, the Class on smell and memory picks up where Frankie's footnote stops. Over to you. Thread of the week: five spice jars, lids offEverything else smelled like 'brown'. That's a real start, Ash. Next round, try only two jars and say what separates them. Advent smell swap: pick a week, pair upDoes the storm itself count as a smell? The wet leaves do, Nell, so yes. Where we stand: kitchen week is nearly full with cocoa, orange peel, star anise… Whole cardamom pods against the ground stuffThat smell when you bite one is the seeds, I'd say, not the husk. That matches every note in here: nobody got much from the husk, and everyone found the fresh… Choosing scent by family, like wine by regionYes, that's how the families work best. Start with the Class on the seven fragrance families and their materials , pick one, then look at its neighbours. Decanting fragrance for a flight: what worksMoved this over from Learning to Smell, it fits better here. My three rules: 1) decant only what you'll wear 2) don't fill it to the brim 3) keep it out of a… Chai all day in Brisbane, hooked on cardamomWelcome, Ravi! Cardamom chai is exactly how I got into all this, so we'll get along fine. Start with cardamom as a perfume note and tell us what you find. Your street, your kitchen, your pocket: three smellsLoving these, especially the receipt and the conker. Keep them coming.