Note · Fruits
Desert peach
Santalum acuminatum
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Despite its name, the desert peach is not a peach: it is a small tree of the sandalwood family, which draws part of its nourishment from the roots of neighbouring plants. Its round, glossy red fruits are tart and have been eaten in Australia for millennia; they are also made into jams. In perfumery it is a rare note, recreated by the perfumer, which Goldfield & Banks describes with a hint of rhubarb and a salty touch.
What it brings
A tart, sunny fruit, between peach and rhubarb.
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Material profile
- Family
- Fruits
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Botanical name
- Santalum acuminatum
- Origin
- A small tree of the arid and semi-arid regions of southern and central Australia, also called quandong.
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 1 fragrance