VINCENT TAN, HEAD SOMMELIER AT ODETTE

HIS FRAGRANCE: Dior Sauvage by Francois Demachy. It opens with bergamot and pepper with middle notes of florals, pink pepper, and vetiver. The base notes are predominantly Ambroxan, a synthetic form of ambergris.

Drawn to its fresh, uplifting and natural profile, Tan has been using Dior Sauvage for close to six years now. While he doesn’t typically wear scents at work, it helps that the citrus-based scent is subtle so it does not mess with Tan’s sense of smell. The fragrance most reminds him of an Albarino from Rias Baixas, Spain. This white wine is usually fresh and acidity-driven with strong citrus notes.

"It's even be found that master sommeliers have thicker entorhinal cortices – an area of the brain associated with sensory perception and memory capacity."