ABSOLUTE

ALBERT VIEILLE ADDED VALUE Before any transformation of the concrete, we make sure of its quality by controlling appearance, odour, colour, composition and impurities like phthalates by GC-MS analysis. Then we transform the concrete into absolute ourself in our facilies in Spain. Our historical quality of osmanthus comes from , and provinces in China.

ABOUT OSMANTHUS Sweet osmanthus, originally from ’s eastern , has been grown for more than 2,500 years in China and was commonly planted in the imperial palace gardens in the Forbidden City in . Today, Osmanthus fragrans grows mainly in Guangxi province. The are traditionally used to make Osmanthus wine, Osmanthus sugar or tea.

The bloom from September to mid-November. The blooming period is short, lasting only 5 to 10 days. The flowers are manually harvested by beating the trees’ branches to cause the flowers to fall onto jute cloths. The blooms, which fade very quickly, are kept in brine for two to three months. After salted process, the aroma is stronger and more stable with notes of ripe and sweet flowers. Before the extraction into concrete, flowers are washed with water to remove salts and impurities. The storage has an important influence on the quality of final osmanthus concrete too. The first three months correspond to the aging process which make the fragrance stronger. Then, fruit notes ease and tea notes thrives. After a little more time, riped fruit aroma becomes stronger with slight sour.

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THE FRAGRANCE A luxurious with delicate notes on a leather base, osmanthus absolute is used in the heart of floral accords to add a sensual touch. It is a component in reconstitutions of yellow , tobaccos, FRUITY or syrupy accords to give them a fruity and floral touch. Its smoky and Animal leathery facet can also complement certain leather accords. Osmanthus China 714 kg of osmanthus flowers

Solvent extractions η = 0,14 %

1 kg of absolute

Harvest calendar Traceability J F M A M J J A S O N D Country Region Cultivated plots

OLFACTORY PROFIL GLOBAL DATA

Fruity, animal, leathery, floral, tealike. CAS TSCA: 68917-05-5 CAS EINECS: 92347-21-2 EINECS : 296-209-1 Head Heart Base FEMA: 3750 FDA: / CoE: / TENACITY INCI: Osmanthus fragrans flower extract

1 hour Resource: Cultivated and Wild 2 hours Processed part: Flowers 3 hours 6 hours Transformation process: Ethanolic extraction 1 day of the concrete 2 days Appearance: Yellow-brown to dark green- 3 days brown liquid 4 days Principaux constituants : Fatty acids and their 1 week esters, linalool oxides 2 weeks 3 weeks 1 month * Tenacity of characteristic notes