The lush Indonesian rainforest is home to the palm civet, a small mammal that eats coffee beans which, once excreted, are harvested for their malty flavour. Kopi Luwak is inspired by this connoisseur’s beverage, with rich coffee notes mingling with animalic civet. Incense and oud underscore the fermented darkness, with dark amber and aged vanilla adding a sweaty sweetness.
Stone Cap: 100% Picasso quartz
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and low light, where its coffee warmth and animalic smoke can unfold without feeling rushed. It suits a wearer who wants a dense, sensual presence that reads intimate rather than polished, with a slightly untamed edge.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and winter, when its coffee, oud and vanilla can bloom without becoming cloying. Apply lightly: one to three sprays are enough for strong extrait concentration, as the civet and smoke can project quickly and linger for hours on skin and fabric.
Who it’s for
For lovers of dark gourmands, animalic compositions and smoky orientals. It will appeal to those who enjoy coffee notes with depth and bite, and who prefer fragrances that feel textured, sensual and a little unconventional rather than clean or transparent.
Release year
2024
The nose
DL Jenkins DL Jenkins is the founder and sole perfumer behind Pictura Fragrans, working independently and shaping the house’s small-batch extraits from the ground up. His approach leans into rare natural materials, supported by carefully chosen synthetics for depth, diffusion and stability, which gives the fragrances a textured, highly expressive finish. His style is concept-driven and atmospheric, with an emphasis on scent as narrative rather than simple composition. In Kopi Luwak, that approach is especially clear: the coffee-civet theme is rendered as a dense, tactile accord, balancing gourmand richness with animalic shadow and resinous smoke.
Pictura Fragrans’s story
Pictura Fragrans is an independent house built around the idea of scent as art, memory and emotional experience. Its perfumes are presented as limited-edition extraits, blending naturals and synthetics in a small-batch, IFRA-compliant style that aims for both expressive character and technical polish.
Kopi Luwak’s concept
Kopi Luwak takes its cue from the famous Indonesian coffee associated with civet processing, translating that unusual origin into a fragrance of creamy coffee, animalic warmth and smoky darkness. The composition frames the jungle as both setting and material, with incense, oud and aged vanilla deepening the impression of humid, fermented richness.
Extra info
Pictura Fragrans describes the bottle with a 100% Picasso quartz stone cap. The fragrance is offered as an extrait de parfum at 21% concentration, and the house presents it as part of a limited-edition, handmade approach.
The lush Indonesian rainforest is home to the palm civet, a small mammal that eats coffee beans which, once excreted, are harvested for their malty flavour. Kopi Luwak is inspired by this connoisseur’s beverage, with rich coffee notes mingling with animalic civet. Incense and oud underscore the fermented darkness, with dark amber and aged vanilla adding a sweaty sweetness.
Stone Cap: 100% Picasso quartz
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
This is a scent for close quarters and low light, where its coffee warmth and animalic smoke can unfold without feeling rushed. It suits a wearer who wants a dense, sensual presence that reads intimate rather than polished, with a slightly untamed edge.
How to wear
Best in cool weather, especially autumn and winter, when its coffee, oud and vanilla can bloom without becoming cloying. Apply lightly: one to three sprays are enough for strong extrait concentration, as the civet and smoke can project quickly and linger for hours on skin and fabric.
Who it’s for
For lovers of dark gourmands, animalic compositions and smoky orientals. It will appeal to those who enjoy coffee notes with depth and bite, and who prefer fragrances that feel textured, sensual and a little unconventional rather than clean or transparent.
Release year
2024
The nose
DL Jenkins DL Jenkins is the founder and sole perfumer behind Pictura Fragrans, working independently and shaping the house’s small-batch extraits from the ground up. His approach leans into rare natural materials, supported by carefully chosen synthetics for depth, diffusion and stability, which gives the fragrances a textured, highly expressive finish. His style is concept-driven and atmospheric, with an emphasis on scent as narrative rather than simple composition. In Kopi Luwak, that approach is especially clear: the coffee-civet theme is rendered as a dense, tactile accord, balancing gourmand richness with animalic shadow and resinous smoke.
Pictura Fragrans’s story
Pictura Fragrans is an independent house built around the idea of scent as art, memory and emotional experience. Its perfumes are presented as limited-edition extraits, blending naturals and synthetics in a small-batch, IFRA-compliant style that aims for both expressive character and technical polish.
Kopi Luwak’s concept
Kopi Luwak takes its cue from the famous Indonesian coffee associated with civet processing, translating that unusual origin into a fragrance of creamy coffee, animalic warmth and smoky darkness. The composition frames the jungle as both setting and material, with incense, oud and aged vanilla deepening the impression of humid, fermented richness.
Extra info
Pictura Fragrans describes the bottle with a 100% Picasso quartz stone cap. The fragrance is offered as an extrait de parfum at 21% concentration, and the house presents it as part of a limited-edition, handmade approach.