Anya's Garden Natural Perfumery Institute - Organoleptic Evaluations of Aromatic Groups
An aromatic group of spices before they are distilled and turned into essential oils. As speices, they're related in smell, but still very different, and have different uses in perfumes. You will learn how to systematically record the similarities and differences, which is critical to your perfumery education. Knowing how to conduct an organoleptic evaluation is critical for a perfumer. You will use this foundation from the basic course for your entire career. You will learn how to look at, properly sniff and notate, in writing, what the aromatic oil is, both undiluted and diluted. You will associate descriptive names and places with the oil to help build your scent memory. In Module 1, the students learn how to evaluate single oils. In Module 2, they move on to evaluate aromatic groups, thus broadening their recognition of related, yet different, oils. Below is an image of part of the Module 2 organoleptic evaluation form. It's provided as a "fill in" W