Rasei Fort

Rasei Fort, of Turkish heritage raised among orange and mandarin orchards, traces his passion for fragrance to childhood memories of his grandmother distilling roses in Cyprus, crystallized during a 2005 visit to Saudi Arabia exploring traditional attar and agarwood perfumeries. A self-taught perfumer, he spent six years experimenting with raw materials before founding the house Fort & Manlé, drawing on his Turkish heritage and history to compose oud-focused, artisanal fragrances.