A fresh, slightly minty herbal note with a soft woody-camphoraceous undertone reminiscent of spearmint and caraway. Less sharp than carvone, rounder and more terpenic, with a cool green facet that fades to a mild woody warmth.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Almost colorless or pale straw-colored liquid, slightly viscous or oily (changes with age).
The dextrorotatory isomer has a woody-floral odor, somewhat sickening-sweet, while the laevorotatory isomer is rather unpleasant, slightly gassy, rather nauseating-animal, resembling the odor of Chenopodium (Wormseed) oil.
Sweet-woody, somewhat spicy, warm taste, in higher concentrations slightly burning, peppery, also with a vague resemblance to Caraway.
Occasionally used in perfume compositions, mainly as a trace ingredient in heavy floral types, Gardenia, Tuberose, and in Geranium bases, woody complexes, etc. It blends well with the lonones, Sandalwood oil, the 'Rose' alcohols, etc.
This alcohol finds more use in flavor compositions, mainly for imitation Pepper, Caraway, Mint (compositions), Spice blends and in various Liqueur flavors.
Produced by reduction of Carvone and separation of the isomers.