Wenge Wood
Note Profile
About
Wenge wood is the timber of Millettia laurentii. Its smell is faint and slightly bitter when the wood is worked. Freshly cut, it is described as slightly bitter or earthy, a little like dark cocoa. The smell is weak and fades once the wood is finished.
Scent Profile
Wenge Wood smells like a plain, dry timber first, faint rather than strong. A bitter, dark cocoa edge sets it apart from other plain woods, unsweetened rather than like a chocolate dessert. An earthy floor runs underneath, consistent with the bitterness. The smell fades once the wood is finished.
ScentWheel
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
ScentArt
Origin
No essential oil, absolute or extract of wenge was found from any supplier or fragrance house. There is no wenge distillate on sale, so the two odour sources here describe sawn and sanded timber, not a perfumery raw material.
Usage in Perfumery
Attested twice on Parfumo across two brands and absent from Fragrantica. With no commercial extract behind the term, it is a wood name rather than a raw material.
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