Yeast

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Yeast in perfumery evokes warm, bready and doughy facets—think fresh brioche, fermenting grains, and champagne-cellar “lees”—with subtle beery fizz, faint banana-apple esters, and a gently tangy, savory undertone. Used sparingly, it builds bread, pastry, beer or sparkling-wine accords and adds cozy realism and texture to gourmands, boozy ambers, woods, and tobacco; it lends lift and warmth but can read sour or sweaty if overdosed.

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