Note · Spices
Saffron
Crocus sativus
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Saffron is made from the hand-picked stigmas of the crocus: the most expensive spice in the world. Its scent is leathery, metallic and honeyed. In perfumery it is often recomposed from its key molecules.
What it brings
A luminous, leathery warmth that makes rose and oud glow.
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Material profile
- Family
- Spices
- Nature
- Natural material
- Botanical name
- Crocus sativus
- Origin
- Iran, Spain (La Mancha), Kashmir.
- How it is obtained
- Supercritical CO₂ extractionRecomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 57 fragrances