Juniper Berries is a natural raw material spicy perfume note. It is sourced from Hungary, Italy.
What does Juniper Berries smell like?+
Spicy, woody, peppery, pine, resinous, gin.
How is Juniper Berries obtained?+
Juniper Berries is obtained by steam distillation, using the berries.
Is Juniper Berries a top, heart, or base note?+
Juniper Berries is most often used as a top note. Across 963 fragrances on Noteboxd it is listed as a top note in 571, a heart note in 355, and a base note in 37.
What are the most popular fragrances with Juniper Berries?
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Popular fragrances featuring Juniper Berries include Gold by Commodity, Vintage by John Varvatos, Escape For Men by Calvin Klein, Déclaration by Cartier, ranked by community score on Noteboxd.
How many fragrances contain Juniper Berries?+
Juniper Berries is featured in 2,147 fragrances on Noteboxd.
Juniper is a particularly powerful scent, very reminiscent of gin. It is sharp and spicy—adding a noteworthy kick to elegent and sophisticated accords. Its distinguishable scent reminds one of a fresh pine forest: peppery and resinous. Its intense fragrance means it is typically used in small doses.
The juniper's penetrating scent and needle-like leaves are thought to have many properties, including a long history as a symbol of protection. The wood and berries are burned for protection against demons, while country hares hide from hunting dogs in juniper bushes because it will confuse their sense of smell. Similarly, trushes shelter their offspring in juniper bushes because the scent repels snakes. Even the Virgin Mary is said to have hidden under a juniper bush when fleeing from Herod's soldiers.
Juniper berries are the fruit from the juniper bush which belongs to the conifer family predominantly found in Mediterranean Europe. The bush grows wild in plains as well as at high altitudes. The fragrant small berries are green during their first year and turn black as they reach maturation in their second year. Each berry contains a slightly sweet, resinous pulp and three peppery-tasting seeds. The seeds have oil glands which solidify and become resinous as the galbulus reaches maturation. Using steam distillation, essential oil is extracted from the berries.