Genet absolute

Say itzhuh-NAY absolute

Honeyed hay-floral with green, ambery and faintly animalic nuances.

What it is: Natural absolute from solvent-extracted broom flowers.
Where it comes from: France, Italy, Morocco
When you smell it: Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it: Honey-hay warmth for mimosa, rose, tuberose and osmanthus accords; ambery in chypres.
Worth knowing: Its tough stems were traditionally used as fibre for tying vines and weaving cloth.
Also called: Broom absolute; Spanish broom, Spartium junceum

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