Balsamic Notes

Warm, sweet and resinous, with a vanilla-like, slightly cinnamon depth.

• Benzene, one of chemistry’s basic building blocks, is named after a fragrant resin: in 1833 Eilhard Mitscherlich obtained it from benzoic acid – which came from benzoin resin.

Balsamic notes come from resins and balsams such as benzoin, tolu and Peru balsam or styrax. Their sweet, warm character comes from benzoic and cinnamic acid compounds as well as vanillin.