New Caledonian sandalwood oil

Say itNew kal-uh-DOH-nee-un sandalwood oil

Smooth, creamy sandalwood close to Indian oil, lightly sweet and resinous.

What it is: Natural oil from heartwood of Santalum austrocaledonicum.
Where it comes from: New Caledonia and Vanuatu
When you smell it: Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it: Premium, traceable alternative to Indian sandalwood for creamy woody bases and soft floral-woody accords.
Worth knowing: A 19th-century sandalwood rush stripped many Pacific islands of their trees within a few decades.
Also called: Santalum austrocaledonicum; Vanuatu sandalwood

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