Spicy

Allspice

Note Profile

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Also Known As

Pimento, Pimento Seeds, Pimiento

About

Warm blend of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg character

Scent Profile

Allspice has a warm, aromatic scent that combines aspects of clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg, with subtle peppery and woody undertones. Its olfactory character is rich and rounded, with a sweet-spicy warmth that can deepen and mellow as it dries down.

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Allspice from this natural extract.

Natural extract Allspice oil spicy · sweet · green

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Origin

Allspice is derived from the dried unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, native to the Caribbean and Central America. The essential oil is obtained from the berries, which are harvested before ripening.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use allspice primarily as a heart or base note to impart warmth and complexity to spicy, oriental, and gourmand compositions. It blends well with other spices, woods, and vanilla. Its multifaceted profile allows it to bridge spicy and sweet elements in a fragrance.