Spicy

On record here, the word is carried by Coumarin, agarospirol, rose absolute, rose otto and others. Each carrier says who uses the word and on what evidence: a source, the trade’s convention or the house’s own reading.

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Term

spicy

perfumery convention

the trade’s shared vocabulary; no single source

the trade’s shared vocabulary; the word as the records and sources use it

confidence B

Family

spicy

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s grouping; the review’s classification has no such family

confidence C

Definition

The smell of kitchen spices: warm (clove, cinnamon) or cool (pepper, cardamom).

house interpretation

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the house’s own definition, written for this vocabulary

confidence C

Also written

slightly spicy, Fleuri Épicé

as used

the house’s own reading, labelled as such

the words the carriers below use for this term; each carrier names its own source

confidence B

Carried by

• Coumarin (as used: “slightly spicy”)
  documented

  Coumarin (46) has a sweet, slightly spicy, and hay-like scent

  KLE-1 · Kleoff et al. (2022). Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery · read 2026-09-30

  confidence A

• agarospirol (as used: “spicy”)
  documented

  Among these, agarospirol [17] is recognized as a characteristic aroma component [3,18], imparting a unique spicy, peppery, and woody note [19].

  GC-14 · Wen et al. (2027). Terpene synthases screening in agarwood tree Aquilaria yunnanensis leads to the discovery of agarospirol · read 2026-09-30

  confidence B

• rose absolute (as used: “spicy”)
  house interpretation

  the house’s own reading, labelled as such

  the house’s own wording on the /materials rose card; a descriptor vocabulary with a convention source is later work

  where the site says it: /materials, “The Precious Materials”

  confidence C

• rose otto (rose oil; Bulgarsko rozovo maslo, PGI) (as used: “spicy”)
  house interpretation

  the house’s own reading, labelled as such

  the house’s own wording on the /materials rose card; a descriptor vocabulary with a convention source is later work

  where the site says it: /materials, “The Precious Materials”

  confidence C

• L'Heure Bleue (Guerlain, 1912) (as used: “Fleuri Épicé”)
  documented

  Heure Bleue (L') GUERLAIN 1912 EXT Ambré Fleuri Épicé Jacques Guerlain

  OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums · read 2026-09-30

  the Osmothèque’s family and sub-family for this fragrance: a classification (a perfumery convention), not a measurement of its smell

  confidence A

Related terms

• peppery

In teaching accords

• The fougère skeleton

Sources

1. KLE-1 · Kleoff M, Kiler P, Heretsch P. Synthesis of odorants in flow and their applications in perfumery. Beilstein J Org Chem. 2022;18:754–768. doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.18.76 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY 4.0
2. GC-14 · Wen S, Cheng W, Li Y, Er L, Wu M, Deng Z, Lu L, Liu T. Terpene synthases screening in agarwood tree Aquilaria yunnanensis leads to the discovery of agarospirol. Synthetic and Systems Biotechnology 2027;15:1–9 (online 17 June 2026). DOI 10.1016/j.synbio.2026.05.009. PMID 42376004. PMCID PMC13311179. doi.org/10.1016/j.synbio.2026.05.009 · read 2026-09-30 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (quoted, not reproduced)
3. OSMO-1 · Osmothèque, Conservatoire international des parfums. Collection Osmothèque, juin 2015 (PDF list: name, house, launch year, concentration, family, sub-family, perfumers). www.osmotheque.fr/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Col… · read 2026-09-30 · no reuse licence stated; short quotes and single facts only, under fair use (quoted, not reproduced)

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this record as data: /data/descriptor/spicy.json · version 2 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence B