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Extrait Collections
Extrait: Blackcurrant Bud Absolute. Production: Solvent extraction from flower buds of ribes nigrum. Origin: France Use in Perfumery: Is it citrus? Is it fruity? Is it minty? Is it catty? Is it green? Well yes we think so. Imparts very interesting fruity character to wide range of blends. Safety: Normal Usage. Comment: Versatile as it is elusive.
Size 10ml.
Extrait: Cocoa Absolute. Production: Solvent extracted from the fruit and seeds of theobroma cacao. Origin: Venezuela. Use in Perfumery: One of the so-called edibles. The absolute is rich warm sweet balsamic and chocolate-like with fixative properties. Can be used to impart exotic effects. Safety: Normal Usage Comment: A common re-action to this is ‘like the smell but not sure if I want to smell of it’. If it is blended properly you won’t. Dark brown.
Extrait: Coffee Absolute. Production: Solvent extraction from roasted berries of coffea arabica. Origin: South America. Use in Perfumery: Intrigue with deep rich roasted exotic warm earthy quality. Safety: Normal Usage. Comment: Extremely low yielding which accounts for its high price
Extrait: Green Cognac. Production: Distilled from the lees of wine (fermented juice of vitus vinifera) used for Cognac production. Origin: France Use in Perfumery: For special effects – an ethereal warm spicy nuance. Small doses produce a fruity grape aroma. We prefer the green to the white. Safety: Normal Usage Comment: Tobacco, Cognac, leather and coffee – it has been tried.
Extrait: Patchouli. Production: Steam distillation from dried leaves of pogostemon patchouli / pogostemon cablin. Origin: Indonesia. Use in Perfumery: Inimitable. Used so extensively according to one perfumer that it is impossible to specify its field of application. Sweet extremely rich spicy woody balsamic slightly floral and extremely tenacious. A great fixative used in small doses in any blend or as a fundamental note in Orientals and heavy florals. Safety: Normal Usage. Comment: The best patchouli should have an ethereal-floral character to its top note that is almost wine like. One of several oils that improves with age becoming more fruity rounded and elusive. It will keep for decades if stored properly. People that dislike patchouli usually have associations with it that puts them off. Reluctant to shake off its hippie 'don’t wash' or ‘me smell of dope?’ image. Absolutely one of the most useful of all essential oils in perfumery. Goes with everything including people who don’t like it.
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