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Ceylon Tea

Note Profile

Prepared

About

Ceylon tea is the dry, tannic black tea of Sri Lanka. It smells of hay, tobacco and leather rather than of a fresh green leaf, with a faint smoke and a dark honeyed note beneath.

Scent Profile

Ceylon tea smells of dry black tea leaf: hay and tobacco first, with a leathery edge and a faint smoke. A dry, papery woodiness runs through it, and a dark honeyed note sits underneath. It reads tannic and astringent, not fresh, green or citrusy.

ScentWheel

Breadthfocused

EnvelopeHeart · ~8h lasting

Family Amber · Musk · Leather

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

What this is made of

Ceylon Tea names no single substance

Reconstructed

A tea provenance rather than a material.

How the layers join

Origin

Ceylon Tea is derived from the leaves of Camellia sinensis grown in Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon. In perfumery, the note is typically created using natural tea leaf extracts, infusions, or reconstructed through aroma molecules that mimic its characteristic scent. Sustainable sourcing practices are increasingly important due to the agricultural nature of tea cultivation.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use Ceylon tea in the heart of a composition, where it adds a dry, tobacco-like tea body. It sits well with citrus, florals, woods and musks, and it takes the sweetness out of a gourmand or a floral. It is not a top-note freshener.