I was pleasantly surprised to find how enjoyable and educational Flavor Creation by John Wright was. I didn't know what to expect when I received the book for review from Allured Books, members of the Natural Perfumers Guild. This blog post isn't the review, because I really want to do the book justice - as a resource for natural perfumers! It has amazing information that I find valuable, from organoleptic insights to the individual flavor isolate (also a scent isolate).
This post is just a jump-off to send you to Elise Pearlstine's blog about raspberry jam. As I ate (sometimes sipped right out of the jar) the jam I got from Elise, I was astonished by the various flavors/scents that I was picking up on. I realized that most commercial raspberry jams I've tasted have been "doctored" with natural essences, such as boronia, but I really loved the pure, un-doctored raspberry jam. I picked up cedar, greens, florals and much more. It reminded me of when I first started painting and learned that a painting of an apple, for example, might have shades of blue, orange, black, green and others, not just the red you might suspect, looking at the apple with an untrained eye. Here's a link to Elise's blog.
image: http://www.oceansbridge.com/oil-paintings/product/61044/stilllifewithbowlofraspberries1884

Anya McCoy founded the USA's first modern natural perfume line in 1991. Since then, she has nurtured and educated natural perfumers and hosts a discussion group for them. Anya is the Head Instructor at the Natural Perfumery Institute that she founded in 2007 to provide a professional course for perfumers. In 2006 she revived the Natural Perfumers Guild, a trade association. She is a recognized leader in the art and the 'go-to' person for anyone interested in natural perfume.
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