In the Fall of 2014, Baccarat Crystal celebrated their 250th anniversary by releasing an incredibly beautiful crystal decanter containing an exclusive fragrance created by Francis Kurkdjian. Only 250 of these bottles were produced and their cost was $4,000. The name of the fragrance was inspired by the bottle manufacturing process where clear crystal was mixed with 24-carat gold powder and gradually heated to a temperature of 540 degrees, creating a golden red color. 

Now Baccarat Rouge 540 has become part of the MFK Collection. The fragrance is the same and is described by Kurkdjian not by top, middle and base notes but rather by three separate accords – breeze (jasmine and saffron), heat (cedarwood) and mineral (ambergris). It is an eau de parfum, edp.