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birch tar

Smoky, leathery, slightly medicinal: the smell of a campfire and an old saddle at once. Birch tar is the foundation of most "leather" accords in classic perfumery (Cuir de Russie, Knize Ten). A few drops add a smoldering, dark edge to compositions; too much and it reads as creosote.

Also known as: birch, smoked birch, russian leather

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