Mesquite Tree
Note Profile
About
Prosopis heartwood, dry and sun-baked, under the sweet smoke it makes when burned.
Scent Profile
Mesquite Tree smells of dense, sun-dried timber, warm and dry rather than sweet at first. Burned, it turns into a slow, smoky desert-barbecue smell, aromatic rather than sharp. A charred honey sweetness runs through the smoke, closer to caramelised wood sap than to anything gourmand. A warm, mineral note sits under the wood itself, with only a whisper of sweetness at the edges.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
Mesquite is Prosopis, a thorny tree of the arid Americas. No essential oil exists. Both perfumery readings are reconstructions from smoky-phenolic and dry-woody building blocks. The first reading, 'Mesquite', is the burned wood, rich in guaiacol and syringol, sweeter and less acrid than most other smoke because the wood carries a high sugar load. The second, 'Mesquite Wood', is the unburned timber: dry, sun-baked heartwood with a faint sweetness.
Usage in Perfumery
A base note. It gives a fragrance a dry desert smoke that is less acrid than birch tar and less medicinal than cade. Measured usage is three Parfumo placements across two brands.
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