Fragrance note · Greens and herbs
Calamus
Dry, bitter-green and woody, like spicy roots, damp reeds and a faint medicinal sweetness.
Where it comes from
Natural
Steam-distilled from the rhizomes of sweet flag, a marsh-growing plant.
Worth knowing
Despite its name, it comes from a marsh plant root, not sugar cane.
Accords it shows up in
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Often paired with
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Well-known fragrances with Calamus
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Houses that use it most
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