Leather

Tanned hide yields no extract; leather is a smoky, animalic accord of tars and resins.

What it is: A classic blend perfumers build from several materials.
How perfumers build it: Isobutyl quinolineBirch tar, not in Ingredients yetCastoreum, not in Ingredients yetLabdanum, not in Ingredients yetSafraleine
Known in: Cuir de Russie (Chanel, 1924)
Worth knowing: Russia leather was dressed with birch-tar oil, the smoky material behind 'Russian leather' perfumes.

Named by the house in 39 of the 352 perfumes read so far