16-02-2025
Great vanilla absolute has gotten hard to find
I was really hoping that this would be an incredible value, like many of BulkAroma's other naturals. However, compared to a vintage Bourbon absolute I have, this is disappointing in terms of both odor quality (lacks the extremely fine balsamic-bitter qualities) and longevity on skin. OTOH, although disappointing compared to my best reference (which may not be available anywhere now except at insane prices) and not as substantive, this is in no way a bad value, it's just not as good as I'd hoped. It's also possible it will improve with age, as many natural base note materials do. To its credit it is definitely authentic, natural and a real absolute, unlike many 'vanilla oils' and 'vanilla absolutes' that are on the market.