Note · Gourmand notes
Caramel
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In perfumery, caramel was born of molecules that smell of cooked sugar and candyfloss. It gave rise to the gourmand family in the early 1990s.
What it brings
A melting, comforting sweetness.
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Material profile
- Family
- Gourmand notes
- Nature
- Synthetic molecule
- Origin
- A recomposed note (maltol, ethyl maltol).
- How it is obtained
- Laboratory synthesis
- On Volute
- 15 fragrances
The fragrances that reveal it
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- Almond milk
- Amaretto
- Black truffle
- Brandy
- Buckwheat
- Butter
- Calvados
- Chantilly cream
- Chestnut
- Chocolate
- Cocoa
- Coconut
- Coffee
- Cognac
- Cotton candy
- Coumarin
- Crème brûlée
- Gourmand accord
- Halva
- Hazelnut
- Honey
- Liquorice
- Malt
- Marshmallow
- Milky notes
- Nougat
- Pistachio
- Praline
- Rice
- Roasted barley
- Rose liqueur
- Rum
- Sesame
- Sugar
- Sugar cane
- Toffee
- Tonka bean
- Vanilla
- Vodka
- Wheat
- Whipped cream
- Whisky