TIMUT PEPPER (NEPAL)

Timut pepper from Nepal is a bright, fruit-led spice note with a striking grapefruit impression. Also called timur, it comes from Zanthoxylum armatum, a plant in the citrus family rather than the black-pepper genus. In perfumery, its appeal lies in the meeting of juicy citrus and a green, peppery accent. IFF describes its Nepalese extract with pink grapefruit, tropical fruit and a herbal green facet reminiscent of hemp.

That material is made by supercritical carbon-dioxide extraction of the pericarps, the outer walls of the fruit. It provides a concrete example of how the note can be captured, rather than a recipe for every perfume listing Timut. The citrus-fruit side can brighten a composition while the green spice gives it an aromatic edge. Descriptions such as sparkling refer to the scent impression; the note does not establish a tingling effect on skin.