Fragrance Note
Cocoa
Cocoa absolute is solvent-extracted from roasted cacao beans, yielding a deep, dry, slightly bitter chocolate aroma · closer to dark chocolate than to milk chocolate or cocoa powder.
About Cocoa
Theobroma cacao yields an absolute through solvent extraction of the fermented and roasted beans. The aroma is sophisticated · dry, dark, lightly bitter, with subtle nutty and tobacco facets. Cocoa anchors gourmand compositions seeking depth without sweetness, and pairs especially well with patchouli (forming the famous Mugler Angel chocolate-patchouli accord), with rose, and with leather. Cocoa absolute is produced in small quantities by specialised perfumery houses, primarily from West African (Ivory Coast, Ghana) cacao beans.
Featured in 4 The Fragrance World perfumes
Common questions about Cocoa
- What does Cocoa smell like?
- Cocoa absolute is solvent-extracted from roasted cacao beans, yielding a deep, dry, slightly bitter chocolate aroma · closer to dark chocolate than to milk chocolate or cocoa powder.
- Where does Cocoa come from?
- Ivory Coast, Ghana, Madagascar
- Is Cocoa a top, heart, or base note?
- Base
- Which TFW fragrances feature Cocoa?
- 4 TFW fragrances currently feature Cocoa. See the list on this page for the full set.