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castoreum

Warm, leathery, smoky, with a faint hint of birch tar and old paper. Castoreum originally came from the beaver's scent glands; today it's almost always reconstructed synthetically. The note that makes a fragrance smell like an expensive saddle in a warm tack room. Used to deepen leather accords and add an animal undertone to ambers and chypres. A long-lasting base note. Tiny amounts go far.

Also known as: castoreum absolute, synthetic castoreum, beaver tincture

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