Hazelnut

What it brings

A round, soft gourmandise that warms flowers and resins.

Origins and uses

Hazelnut does not yield an essence usable as such in perfumery: its note is recreated by the perfumer. One of the molecules behind it is filbertone, the main aroma compound of hazelnut, found in its oil. Its smell is described as "hazelnut", with buttery, fatty and even chocolatey facets depending on its form. Approved as a food flavouring, it is also used in perfumery.

In a fragrance, hazelnut brings a toasted, buttery, slightly milky gourmand quality reminiscent of praline or warm bread. It warms flowers, softens resins and gives amber accords a rounder, almost pastry-like note.

In our catalogue, hazelnut opens Guidance by Amouage, with pear and incense, before a heart of rose, saffron and osmanthus.