Gourmand

Brazil Nut

Note Profile

Botanical 6 perfumes

About

Brazil nut is the oil cold-pressed from the seeds of Bertholletia excelsa, a tree of the Amazon rainforest. It smells of dense roasted nuts with a rich, oily, waxy weight, the heaviest of the nut notes. It is softened by a milky creaminess and dries to an earthy depth with a faint mineral edge. It is slightly sweet, never sugary.

Scent Profile

Brazil nut has a dense, roasted nutty aroma carried on a rich, oily, almost waxy weight - the heaviest of the nut notes. A milky lactonic softness rounds it, and it develops an earthy, soil-like depth as it dries, with a faint selenium-metallic mineral edge and a hint of woodsy smoke. Slightly sweet, never sugary.

ScentWheel

Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~16h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand, Waxy & Fatty

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

What this is made of

Brazil Nut names no single substance

Reconstructed

Not extracted.

How the layers join

Origin

Brazil nut oil is obtained from the seeds of the Bertholletia excelsa tree, native to the Amazon rainforest. The oil is cold-pressed from the nuts after harvesting, and its aromatic components are used in perfumery, often as a specialty or niche ingredient.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use Brazil nut primarily in the heart or base of gourmand and woody compositions to impart a creamy, edible warmth. It blends well with vanilla, tonka bean, sandalwood, and praline notes, enhancing the richness and depth of sweet or nutty accords.