Fragrance Note
Tobacco
Tobacco absolute is solvent-extracted from cured Nicotiana tabacum leaves, yielding a rich, sweet, slightly leathery aroma that bridges aromatic and gourmand territories.
About Tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum leaves are cured (fermented and dried) before extraction · both flue-cured (Virginia) and air-cured (Burley, Oriental) varieties yield slightly different absolutes. The aroma is rich and sweet, with hay-like and leathery facets. Tobacco anchors Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille (the genre-defining modern luxury composition), Yves Saint Laurent Opium for Men, Aedes de Venustas Pelargonium. Tobacco is one of the few naturally occurring fragrance materials that retains both gourmand sweetness and masculine credibility.
Featured in 3 The Fragrance World perfumes
Common questions about Tobacco
- What does Tobacco smell like?
- Tobacco absolute is solvent-extracted from cured Nicotiana tabacum leaves, yielding a rich, sweet, slightly leathery aroma that bridges aromatic and gourmand territories.
- Where does Tobacco come from?
- United States (Virginia, Burley), Cuba, Indonesia
- Is Tobacco a top, heart, or base note?
- Base
- Which TFW fragrances feature Tobacco?
- 3 TFW fragrances currently feature Tobacco. See the list on this page for the full set.