Aromatic Profiles : Coriander

AROMATIC PROFILES : CORIANDER

Well what a complete surprise !

Coriander for me, is synonymous with South African biltong and Boerewors - so it carries meaty foody connotations

not on your nellie

it is glorious and sunny - it is like walking through a citrus orchard on a summers day, with hidden geranium floral notes which jump out and delight you. It does not smell gourmand at all - not even vaguely.

The Indian and Moroccan cuisine makes extensive use of coriander and in food, somehow, it definitely has a spice smell.

but in the lexicon of perfumers , the seed oil , which is steam distilled, sits in the aromatic fragrance family next door to Lavender and Clary Sage.

it's orgin is Hungary ( which seems to go with its foodie spice status - hungry ..... sorry - could not resist ).

There is a flexibility and an adaptability in this oil - it is also a modifier note and can swing an accord in a new direction as I recently found out when playing with a new concoction.it warmed my accord and made it baser- in contrast to Clary Sage which made it greener and cooler.
On the skin, the oil reveals a little of its spice nature - slightly clovey with a dash of pepper.
i am unable to smell the camphor note which is somewhere in there with the ketones.

I am in love with this oil and see a great future for the two of us