Ambergris is perfume lab

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Ambergris is perfume lab

Ambergris in a perfume laboratory: Two chunks, weighing eight pounds, lie on the table. The raw ambergris is ground in a mortar, added to 95% alcohol, and allowed to soak for six months or more, after which the tincture is filtered and introduced into fine perfumes.

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Ambergris is perfume lab

Ambergris in a perfume laboratory: Two chunks, weighing eight pounds, lie on the table. The raw ambergris is ground in a mortar, added to 95% alcohol, and allowed to soak for six months or more, after which the tincture is filtered and introduced into fine perfumes.

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Ambergris is perfume lab

Ambergris in a perfume laboratory: Two chunks, weighing eight pounds, lie on the table. The raw ambergris is ground in a mortar, added to 95% alcohol, and allowed to soak for six months or more, after which the tincture is filtered and introduced into fine perfumes.

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