Tonka bean, the fruit of Dipteryx Odorata (or Dipteryx Coumarou ), is native to South America where it was used to flavour tobacco. It was imported from Guiana to France in 1793 and grown in greenhouses. Today Venezuela, Guaidão and Brazil are the main producers. Tonka bean seeds are immersed in rum for 12 to 24 hours and then dried. During this process they become covered in white crystals from which pure essential oil is extracted. The olfactory notes of tonka bean belong to the chypre facet that is part of the composition of amber, tobacco and oriental accords. The end of the 19th century marked a turning point in the creation of perfumes: thanks to the development of organic chemistry, the odorous molecules constituting the olfactory principle of many plant raw materials were isolated. Coumarin, for example, an olfactory component of the tonka bean, was discovered in 1868 and took its name from Dipteryx Coumarou itself. It is a fundamental molecule in the composition of men's fougère fragrances. To the sense of smell of people with normal sensitivity it generates the memory of something familiar, given that with its architecture formed by nine carbon atoms, six hydrogen atoms and two oxygen atoms it is a bit like the parsley of men's perfumes: it emanates a sweet, herbaceous and spicy odor, similar to vanilla. A more sensitive and attentive nose finds hay and tobacco in it, something clean and warm at the same time.
Ingredients: Tonka Bean
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