Green

Blackcurrant Leaf

Note Profile

Botanical 34 perfumes

Also Known As

Black Currant Leaf, Currant Leaf and Bud, Redcurrant Leaf

About

Blackcurrant leaf has a vivid, green scent profile, marked by crushed leaves, tart fruitiness, and a subtle, almost catty sharpness. It imparts freshness and a lively, natural character to perfumes, often evoking gardens or wild hedgerows. This note adds both brightness and a slightly woody undertone to compositions.

Scent Profile

Blackcurrant leaf smells of crushed leaves: sharply green, raw and vegetal. A sulphurous, catty edge defines it, close to a broken tomato stem. Diluted, it turns bright and fruity, with the tart blackcurrant character most people know. It dries down to a clean, lasting green.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeTop · ~1.5h lasting

Family Green & Aromatic, Elemental

Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.

What this is made of

Cassis bud absolute

Principally this

CAS 97676-19-2

Deliberately below the threshold. We hold the BUD absolute; the note names the LEAF, and they are separate commercial materials. The bud is the classic cassis material and the terms are often used loosely for one another, which is exactly why this is recorded as uncertain rather than clean.

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Origin

This note is typically obtained from the leaves and buds of the Ribes nigrum plant, native to Europe and Asia. Extraction is most often achieved through steam distillation or solvent extraction, yielding a highly aromatic absolute or essential oil. The raw material is sourced from cultivated blackcurrant plantations, primarily in France and Eastern Europe.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use blackcurrant leaf primarily in the top and heart of compositions to impart a vivid green freshness and naturalistic character. It blends well with florals, citrus, and woody notes, and is commonly found in green florals, fougères, and modern chypres. Its unique profile can also add a signature touch to fruit-forward and garden-inspired fragrances.