Pistachio Leaf

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The leaf of the pistachio tree, Pistacia vera. It is green and terpenic rather than nutty. No source found describes how this leaf smells. What exists is one measurement of what is in it, and descriptions of two cousin species' leaves, and both point the same way: green, resinous, piney.

Scent Profile

Pistachio Leaf smells green and terpenic rather than nutty, closer to a resinous, piney herb than to the nut itself. A herbal lift runs alongside the green, aromatic rather than sweet. A resinous, balsamic quality sits under it, with a cool edge. A warm, woody tonality rounds off the base.

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Family Green & Aromatic

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Origin

Leaves of Pistacia vera, the true pistachio, a small tree of the cashew family. Tsokou et al. 2007 in Molecules is the only primary study found of the leaf oil. It measured alpha-pinene at 30.0 per cent, terpinolene at 17.6 per cent and bornyl acetate at 11.3 per cent, a different mix from the unripe fruit oil of the same species. The leaves yield 0.1 per cent oil by weight, five times less than the unripe fruit.

Usage in Perfumery

A green top note used to put a leaf and a stem under a pistachio gourmand, so the nut does not read as pure confectionery. It has no nut character of its own worth speaking of.