Floral

Black Currant Blossom

Note Profile

Natural

About

Black Currant Blossom is a floral-fruity note built around the idea of black currant flowers rather than the fruit or leaf. It reads as brighter, softer, and less pungent than blackcurrant bud or leaf materials.

Scent Profile

This note is described as fresh, floral, and subtly fruity, with a green brightness and a soft berry-like nuance.[1][7] Compared with blackcurrant fruit or bud, it is gentler and less catty, often giving an airy, delicate sweetness over a tart-green undertone.[2][7]

Citrus 22%

Floral 75%

Fruity 36%

Green 28%

Sweet 22%

Warm 5%

Woody 4%

Earthy 0%

Animalic 0%

Fresh 30%

Origin

In perfumery, Black Currant Blossom is a fantasy or accord-style note rather than a widely standardized natural material. Its effect is usually constructed from floral, green, and berry-like aroma materials that evoke the flowers of Ribes nigrum rather than a direct botanical extract.[1][7]

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use it mainly in the top or heart to add brightness, lift, and a soft fruity-floral bridge between citrus openings and floral hearts.[1][6] It blends well with citrus, white florals, rose materials, and light woods, especially when a composition needs a green-fruity accent without the aggressive sulfurous edge of blackcurrant bud.[1][7]