Gourmandheart note

Coffee

Roasted, bitter-aromatic bean; rich and stimulating.

Fragrance Family

Gourmand

Note Type

Heart — Heart Notes

Origin

Synthetic

Olfactory Strength

Moderate · 4/9

Coffee carries a moderate olfactory strength. This measures its perceived dominance independent of concentration — a moderate material blends gently and supports other notes rather than overpowering them.

About Coffee in Perfumery

Coffee belongs to the gourmand family and functions as a heart note — the character and soul of a fragrance, unfolding once the top notes settle. The character — the soul of the scent. It is a versatile material that perfumers reach for across many styles of composition.

Fragrances featuring Coffee

Khamrah Qahwa

Lattafa · 2023

Good Girl

Carolina Herrera · 2016

La Nuit Trésor

Lancôme · 2015

Club de Nuit Intense Women

Armaf · 2015

Black Opium

Yves Saint Laurent · 2014

Intense Café

Montale · 2014

Café Rose

Tom Ford · 2012

Chocolate Greedy

Montale · 2010

Black Afgano

Nasomatto · 2009

Endymion

Penhaligon's · 2003

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