Fragrance note · Spices
Cassia
Warm, sweet cinnamon bark with a dry woody edge and a peppery bite.
You may know it from Ground cinnamon in many supermarket spice jars
Where it comes from
Natural
Steam-distilled oil from the bark of cassia trees.
Worth knowing
Often sold as cinnamon, though cassia is sharper than true cinnamon.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Cassia in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Cassia most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Cassia
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Houses that use it most
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