We stock several cinnamon materials — Ceylon bark oil, leaf oil, the tincture — and each has its place. But nothing we have ever carried smells like this. Cinnamon "Gold" Absolute is an extraction of the whole bark that captures everything steam distillation leaves behind: the sweet, baked, buttery facets that make cinnamon one of the most universally beloved spices on earth. Where cinnamon bark oil hits you with a sharp, aldehydic top note that can overwhelm a formula at even modest levels, this absolute is smooth from the first moment. It smells the way cinnamon tastes — warm, rounded, confectionery, with a Red Hots candy sweetness that is immediately recognisable and immediately appealing. The colour is a deep olive green, slightly viscous but readily pourable at room temperature. We also offer it at 20% in TEC for easy weighing and incorporation. In perfumery, this changes what cinnamon can do. An amber base of labdanum, benzoin, and vanillin — materials that already lean warm and sweet — becomes something extraordinary with the addition of this absolute. The cinnamon warmth integrates seamlessly instead of sitting on top as an aggressive spike. Gourmand compositions that would normally require careful balancing to tame a bark oil can use this absolute more freely, because there is nothing to tame. It also works brilliantly in contexts where you want cinnamon warmth without the spice-rack cliché: woody-amber accords, soft orientals, tobacco bases, even certain floral compositions where a thread of baked spice adds intrigue without disrupting the balance. Pair it with our Coffee Espresso SFE, Tonka Bean “Luxe” Absolute, and Vanilla Supreme for something that smells like the best café in the world.
