Ambergris is often described as one of the world’s strangest natural occurrences. It is produced by sperm whales and has been used for centuries, but for many years its origin remained a mystery.

“Ambergris is awesome,” Charles Joly says. “The initial tasting notes of this stuff fresh are marine animal excrement—oddly enough, I’m not real familiar with what that flavor profile or aroma is.” ...

Ambergris is formed in the intestines of whales and is expelled when the animal can't regurgitate food. It can be found floating on the sea or washed up on UK coastlines ready to be collected by ...

The rare substance, which is normally found floating in the sea, is used in high-end perfumes. Here's what makes it so expensive. After a dead sperm whale washed up on a beach on the Spanish Island of ...

THEY say, where there’s muck, there’s brass. Anyone who has stumbled upon ambergris will confirm this. The weathered whale excrement is extremely rare, but it can be found on beaches in many parts of ...

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