Amaretto

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Amaretto smells of sweet, slightly bitter almond and marzipan with a cherry‑kernel nuance and warm, boozy undertones—think toasted nuts dusted with sugar and a faint benzaldehyde-like bitterness that tempers the saccharine facets. It evokes desserts, vintage liqueurs, and cozy gourmand warmth rather than a fresh floral or green almond. In perfumery it functions as a gourmand and boozy accent to impart marzipan/almond depth, often blended with vanilla, tonka, benzoin, cherry, woods or spices to create warm, dessert‑like or oriental accords; used sparingly to avoid cloying, it can also lend a plush, nostalgic character to floral or woody fragrances.

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