Poison
Extrait · 2014
Dior
Acquired
Coriander Seed
Note Profile
About
Coriander seed is a spice oil that reads as a flower. Steam distilled from the dried ripe fruits of Coriandrum sativum, it is 65 to 78 per cent (+)-linalool, so its core is sweet, soft and floral rather than hot. Around that core sit a cool peppery spice, a light woodiness and a balsamic sweetness. It is not coriander leaf and shares almost nothing with it.
Scent Profile
Sweet and floral first, from the linalool, with a cool peppery fresh spice beside it rather than under it. A bright herbaceous freshness runs through the top, and a dry woodiness sits below. A candy-like sweetness rounds it, with light citrus, a spiced-fruity edge and a thin balsamic warmth at the end. A dry, woody note, like pale timber and bark, sits low beneath the floral core.
ScentWheel
Breadthmedium
EnvelopeTop · ~3h lasting
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
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Materials That Can Make This Note
Perfumers can make Coriander Seed from this natural extract.
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Natural extract Coriander seed oil peppery · herbaceous · spicy
Smell words come from published sources.
A given perfume with this note may use this material, or something else.
Origin
The dried, fully ripe fruits of Coriandrum sativum, harvested when they turn from green to yellow, dried in shade, crushed and steam distilled at a yield of 0.1 to 0.8 per cent. Grown in India, Eastern Europe, Russia, Morocco and Spain. The main components after linalool are geranyl acetate, gamma-terpinene, camphor, beta-pinene, limonene and citronellal.
Usage in Perfumery
A blender and modifier, not a character material. It bridges fresh top notes to deeper accords in colognes, fougeres, chypres and oriental bases, and it lifts floral hearts - jasmine, lily, honeysuckle and rose - without taking them over. It is a classic partner for bergamot, clary sage, cardamom, neroli and petitgrain, and it carries into tobacco accords.
Similar Notes
Perfumes featuring Coriander Seed
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Coriander Seed appears prominently.
