A dark, smoky and burnt-woody character typical of dry-distillation (destructive distillation) products like birch tar, cade or juniper tar. Pungent phenolic and creosote-like facets dominate, with leathery, campfire and charred-wood undertones that persist for a long time on the blotter.AI · claude-opus-4-7
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Perfume and Flavor Materials of Natural Origin, page 28.
Dry distillation is a method used to extract essential oils from plant materials, often involving direct contact with heat. It can produce oils with distinct 'still-note' or 'burnt' notes, and is considered a primitive form of steam distillation. High-pressure steam distillation is also mentioned as a faster method for heat-resistant materials.