Peppercorns grow like tiny grapes on Piper Nigrum vine. Black and white Pepper are the same berry: White Pepper starts as a black peppercorn, but the thin outer skin is removed by hand. The naked peppercorns are then sun-dried before being crushed and extracted using a technical CO2 process. This perfume contains both an animalic White and a seductive almost floral Black Pepper. Raer's use these berries from Piper Nigrum vines are been cultivated by hand by small farmer groups, as well as a bright, fruity Pink Peppercorn (Schinus Molle) from Peru – actually a berry, not a true pepper. Raer uses the same white, black and pink peppercorns that you would use for cooking. They’re extracted in the countries where they’re picked, which keeps money and knowledge in the local economies.