Saffron
Saffron is the dried crimson stigma of the Crocus sativus flower · the most expensive spice on earth, with a leathery, slightly sweet, faintly metallic aroma in fragrance.
About Saffron
Each saffron crocus produces only three stigmas, hand-harvested at dawn · roughly 150,000 flowers yield one kilogram of finished spice. In perfumery the note is mostly synthetic (safranal isolate or recreated accord) because true saffron absolute costs €8,000+ per kilo. The scent profile is unique: warm leather, sweet hay, with an iodised slightly metallic edge. It is the dominant note in Maison Francis Kurkdjian Baccarat Rouge 540 · perhaps the most influential fragrance of the 2010s · and shows up in nearly every "amber rose" composition since. Real saffron production centres on Iran (90% of global supply), Spain (La Mancha), and Kashmir.
Featured in 6 The Fragrance World perfumes
Common questions about Saffron
- What does Saffron smell like?
- Saffron is the dried crimson stigma of the Crocus sativus flower · the most expensive spice on earth, with a leathery, slightly sweet, faintly metallic aroma in fragrance.
- Where does Saffron come from?
- Iran (90%), Spain, Kashmir
- Is Saffron a top, heart, or base note?
- Top
- Which TFW fragrances feature Saffron?
- 6 TFW fragrances currently feature Saffron. See the list on this page for the full set.