Hyacinth absolute

Green, sappy, earthy-sweet floral with heavy balsamic depth.

What it is: Natural absolute from solvent-extracted hyacinth flowers.
Where it comes from: historically France and the Netherlands
When you smell it: Heart: as it settles.
What perfumers do with it: Historic green-floral nuancer; today almost always replaced by synthetic hyacinth bases.
Worth knowing: Genuine hyacinth absolute is now almost impossible to buy; suppliers sell natural reconstructions instead.
Also called: Hyacinthus orientalis absolute; jacinthe

Named by the house, not on the label, in 5

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