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Tobacco

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Sweet tobacco leaf

Also Known As

Tobacco Leaf, Tobacco Leaves

Scent Profile

Tobacco in perfumery smells of cured leaf, not of a lit cigarette. It is warm and sweet, with hay, honey and dried fruit, and a herbal, leafy side. Leather and a trace of smoke sit underneath. The drydown is dry and mossy, with old wood and a hint of chocolate. Underneath sits a warm, resinous, balsamic depth, like amber, that rounds out the leaf and hay.

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Breadthmedium

EnvelopeBase · ~30h lasting

Family Amber · Musk · Leather, Sweet & Gourmand, Fruity

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Materials That Can Make This Note

Perfumers can make Tobacco from this natural extract.

Natural extract Tobacco leaf absolute mossy · tea · hay

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Allergens perfumes with this note can list: Damascenone

A given perfume with this note may use some of these, or something else, and may or may not contain the allergens above.

Origin

Tobacco comes from the cured leaves of Nicotiana tabacum. The main growers are China, India, Brazil and Zimbabwe. For perfumery, cured leaves are extracted with a solvent to give a concrete, which is washed with ethanol to give the absolute. No burnt material is used.

Usage in Perfumery

Perfumers use tobacco mainly as a heart or base note to impart warmth, richness, and complexity. It blends well with vanilla, tonka bean, spices, woods, and dried fruit notes, and is common in oriental, fougère, and gourmand compositions.