Calamus
Calamus suggests a warm, spicy and rooty aroma with woody, leathery and gently sweet facets. It is drier and more aromatic than a simple gourmand spice.
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It can connect spices, woods and leather with a warm aromatic thread.
The note’s placement and prominence depend on the complete composition.
Understanding this note
Calamus is associated with aromatic rhizome material, also known as sweet flag. A fragrance note may be interpreted through an accord rather than establishing a particular botanical extract.
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Cardamom →
Cardamom combines warm spice with cool, fresh, almost eucalyptus-like facets
Leather →
Leather can evoke supple hide, dry suede, smoky tar or a polished, slightly animalic warmth
Vetiver →
Vetiver combines dry wood and earthy roots with grapefruit-like brightness, grass and sometimes smoky or leathery facets
Sandalwood →
Sandalwood is a soft, creamy wood note with milky, warm and gently dry facets
Material references
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