Note

Sumac

Dried sumac has a restrained tart, woody and fruity aroma that recalls lemon peel and dried berries. A perfume interpretation can sharpen a spicy heart and complement citrus or dry woods.

In 2 perfumes.

Found in Oud Tobacco and Good Oud

Most popular with sumac

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

Often paired with

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

Too few perfumes to say.

How it reads

Sweet and balsamic above all. Reaches for warm spicy, sour and fruity far more often than the catalogue as a whole.

  • sweet
  • balsamic
  • warm spicy
  • woody
  • fruity
  • sour
  • vanilla
  • floral