Caipirinha
Note Profile
About
Muddled lime and sugar over cane spirit. Sharp citrus first, sugar under it, a low boozy warmth behind.
Scent Profile
Caipirinha smells sharp and citrus first, whole crushed lime rather than just the juice. A sugary sweetness sits right under the citrus, muddled in rather than separate. Behind both is a low, boozy warmth from the cane spirit. A faint green note of crushed peel runs through the whole thing.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
Brazil's national cocktail, and in perfumery a fantasy accord rather than a material. Demeter Fragrance Library, which sells a single-note version, describes the build: cachaca, a spirit distilled from fresh sugar cane juice, with lime and sugar mashed together and the liquor added on top. Nobody distils a caipirinha. A perfumer assembles it from lime, a sugar accord and a rum-like or cane-like base, which is why two houses can print the same note name and not smell the same.
Usage in Perfumery
A top note for a bright, sweet citrus opening with a drink's warmth under it. Fragrantica files it under Beverages, 10 placements there and 10 on Parfumo across 9 brands, so it is small but printed by enough houses to be shared vocabulary rather than one brand's copy.
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