Gourmand

Coffee

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About

Coffee smells of freshly roasted coffee beans. It is dark, roasted and bittersweet, with a depth close to cocoa.

Also Known As

Black Coffee, Coffee Co2, Espresso, Brazilian Coffee, Coffee Nuances, Roasted Coffee

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Roasted Coffee Beans

Scent Profile

Coffee smells deep and roasted, of toasted beans and dark chocolate, with a faint smokiness. It opens sharp, like freshly ground espresso, with a brief sulphurous, almost metallic edge. That edge fades within a few hours. Hints of caramel, nuts and earth follow. The dry-down is a dry, toasted warmth, close to dark caramel.

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Breadthfocused

EnvelopeBase · ~12h lasting

Family Sweet & Gourmand

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Coffee from this natural extract.

Natural extract Coffee bean, roasted, extract

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Origin

Coffee absolute is solvent-extracted from roasted Coffea arabica or Coffea canephora (robusta) beans, CAS 8001-67-0. A supercritical CO2 extract is also made. It is brighter and keeps more of the acidic top. Both are dark, viscous liquids. Brazil grew 30.8% of the world's green coffee in 2023.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use coffee as a heart-to-base note to add depth and a gourmand side. At 0.5 to 2% of a formula it reads as abstract toasted warmth. Above 3 to 5% it reads as coffee. It blends with vanilla, tonka bean, patchouli, spices and woods, and with florals for contrast. Parfumo lists 2,736 perfumes with the note on 2026-10-10, the first from 1910.