Fragrance note · Beverages
Whiskey
Sweet, boozy grain with oak, caramel, smoke and a warm barrel-aged richness.
You may know it from A glass of whiskey
Where it comes from
Natural or synthetic
Made from whiskey extracts or recreated with aroma chemicals.
Worth knowing
It suggests the smell of whiskey, not necessarily actual alcohol.
Accords it shows up in
How many of the fragrances listing Whiskey in our catalogue also carry each accord. We counted this ourselves.
Often paired with
The notes that appear next to Whiskey most often in our catalogue.
Well-known fragrances with Whiskey
Fragrances that list it in their notes, most-rated first.
Houses that use it most
Ranked by how many of their well-known fragrances list Whiskey.