Note

Molasses

Molasses smells dark and syrupy, with burnt sugar, earthy bitterness, and a hint of licorice. It adds dense gourmand warmth to the base and suits tobacco, vanilla, spices, and woods.

In 2 perfumes.

Found in Enigma of Taif and Gingerbread Dough

Most popular with molasses

The best-known perfumes carrying it anywhere in the pyramid.

Often paired with

Notes that show up next to molasses more often than chance would predict.

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Sweet and warm spicy above all. Reaches for balsamic, gourmand and caramel far more often than the catalogue as a whole, and rarely for citrus.

  • sweet
  • warm spicy
  • balsamic
  • woody
  • amber
  • gourmand
  • fresh spicy
  • fruity