Description
Inca storage building
Technical
A qullqa (Quechua pronunciation: [ˈqʊʎˌqa] "deposit, storehouse"; was a storage building found along roads and near the cities and political centers of the Inca Empire. These were large stone buildings with roofs thatched with "ichu" grass, or what is known as Peruvian feathergrass. To a "prodigious [extent] unprecedented in the annals of world prehistory" the Incas stored food and other commodities which could be distributed to their armies, officials, conscripted laborers, and, in times of need, to the populace. The uncertainty of agriculture at the high altitudes which comprised most of the Inca Empire was among the factors which probably stimulated the construction of large numbers of qullqas.
Sensory Profile
Aroma ()
Wine Analogy
Similar to the earthy notes of aged Burgundy wines stored in cool cellars
Coffee Analogy
Resembles the musty character of naturally processed Ethiopian coffees
Perfume Analogy
Echoes the damp earth accord in Comme des Garçons' Blackpepper