Cherry

What it brings

A fruity, gourmand sparkle.

Origins and uses

Cherry yields no essence usable in perfumery: its note is a recreated accord. One of the molecules behind it is benzaldehyde, with a smell of bitter almond and cherry. It forms naturally when the amygdalin in almonds and in cherry or apricot kernels breaks down, and it makes up most of bitter almond oil. It is used to give an almond taste to pastries and a cherry taste to some drinks, as well as to scent various products.

In perfumery, cherry brings a fruity, sweet, slightly almond-like note, sometimes liqueur-like, like a morello cherry in brandy. It sits at the top or in the heart, and pairs with almond, rose, vanilla and tobacco notes.

In our catalogue, cherry opens Rouge Smoking by BDK Parfums and gives its name to Lost Cherry by Tom Ford; it also appears in Narcotic Delight by Initio, with cognac.