When the samples are ready the best is chosen and sent to the company’s factory in Oman, where it is produced on a larger scale, mixed lightly with alcohol, and then left to sit during a process known as maceration, which takes approximately eight weeks and allows all of the ingredients of the new fragrance to blend together. Following this process the perfume is ready for bottling and packaging. Bottles are produced exclusively for Amouage by Asprey, a designer and manufacturer of jewelry, silverware, and other goods and based in London, UK. The perfumery prides itself on the concept that its products are created with care and great attention to detail, so the use of machinery is limited. Indeed, most of the manufacturing process is done by hand, including decorating and filling the bottles, quality control, and package assembly. Each box of the company’s products has a small note inscribed with “Thank you for choosing Amouage” followed by the name of the person who packaged it by hand.