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Winter Tea

Q: Is Winter Tea natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: No single extraction. Constructed from black tea absolute or CO2 extract, combined with individual spice oils and dried citrus tinctures..

GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES / warm · spicy · green

Winter Tea

Category	GREENS, HERBS AND FOUGERES
Subcategory	warm · spicy · green
Origin
Volatility	Heart Note
Botanical	Camellia sinensis (blended with warming spices)
Appearance	Pale amber to golden liquid (infusion)
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Asia, Europe
Pyramid	Heart

Smoky, spiced, tannic warmth. Winter tea is the smell of dark tea steeped too long in a cold room: more astringent than summer tea, with cinnamon bark, clove, and dried citrus peel.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Dark, tannic, spice-laced. More astringent than chai, less floral than jasmine tea. Bitterness of over-steeped black tea with warm spice and dried citrus. Dry rather than sweet, cerebral rather than comforting.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Bright spice over tannic tea bitterness

After a few hours

Tea tannins dominate, spice mellows, smoke emerges

After a few days

Dry, woody-tannic warmth, like an empty teacup

The Full Story

Winter tea is a conceptual accord referencing heavily spiced, dark, over-steeped tea consumed in cold weather: black tea base, cinnamon, clove, dried orange peel, and sometimes cardamom or ginger.

The olfactory profile is dominated by tannin astringency, warm spices (eugenol from clove, cinnamaldehyde from cinnamon), dried citrus, and faint smokiness.

In compositions, winter tea functions as a heart-to-base element adding intellectual warmth. Less sugary than chai, less floral than jasmine tea, more austere than fruity tea.

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Black tea gets its astringency from theaflavins and thearubigins, oxidized catechins. A cup of black tea contains 50-100mg of tannins, enough to produce a dry, mouth-puckering sensation that translates to olfactory perception.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: No single extraction. Constructed from black tea absolute or CO2 extract, combined with individual spice oils and dried citrus tinctures.

Molecular Formula	N/A — olfactory concept
CAS Number	N/A — beverage/accord in perfumery
Botanical Name	Camellia sinensis (blended with warming spices)
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	tea, herbal tea, spiced tea
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Lasting Power	6–12 hours
Appearance	Pale amber to golden liquid (infusion)

In Perfumery

Heart-to-base element providing intellectual warmth. Built from black tea absolute, eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, dried citrus, and optional smoke notes. Pairs with dry woods, leather, tobacco, dark amber.