Tuberose absolute

Say itTOO-buh-rohz absolute

Creamy, buttery, narcotic white flower with camphor, rubber and coconut facets.

What it is: Natural absolute from solvent-extracted tuberose flowers.
Where it comes from: mainly India
When you smell it: Dry-down: hours later.
What perfumers do with it: Opulent white-floral centrepiece; adds creamy, carnal richness to floral and amber perfumes.
Worth knowing: Native to Mexico and domesticated by the Aztecs, tuberose no longer grows anywhere in the wild.
Known in: Carnal Flower (Frédéric Malle, 2005)
Rules: Limited. Capped via restricted trace constituents (IFRA Annex I)
Also called: Polianthes tuberosa (Agave amica) absolute; tubéreuse

Named by the house, not on the label, in 8

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