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Cistus 83 Reprocessed Absolute

Original designation: Ciste 83 ABS repassé

Cistus ladanifer

This reprocessed absolute presents cistus as an amber material of breadth—balsamic warmth, dry herbs, leather and a faint animalic pulse. In composition it can feel like time condensed into resin.

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1 g

€14

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Cistus 83 Reprocessed Absolute

Olfactive character

Base note

In perfumery vocabulary, Cistus 83 Reprocessed Absolute is associated with ambery, balsamic, leathery, sweet herbal, woody and animalic nuance. Its creative role is a deep base-note material with architectural presence, giving structure and character to complex accords.

  • ambery
  • balsamic
  • leathery
  • sweet herbal
  • woody
  • animalic nuance
Train your nose with this material

At the perfumer’s organ

In the organ, use it to build enrich classical amber, enrich give chypres a warm resin heart and introduce round incense. As base note, it offers signature rather than mere theme.

  • enrich classical amber
  • give chypres a warm resin heart
  • round incense
  • add honeyed leather depth

Extraction & expression

Absolute extraction preserves a broad, saturated portrait of the source. Traditionally, fragrant biomass is first solvent-extracted and the resulting concrete or resinoid is purified with alcohol, giving perfumers a dense material rich in less-volatile facets.

Perfumer’s vocabulary

ABS
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A vintage material for contemporary creation

This 32-year vintage opens a door to another era of perfumery. An uncommon voice from legendary perfumery heritage, made for mature, daring compositions—a scent from the past, ready to inspire something entirely new.

Material registerCatalogue identity and recorded details
Maison Orris reference
MO-047
Historic catalogue name
Calchauvet
Availability
Available
Recorded date
1994-10-02 · 1994-10-21
Register reference
119819 · 01933 · H
Material type
Absolute
Physical form
Not recorded
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