€18.03 – €4,700.00
Saffron Oleoresin
Eleonora Scalseggi has this to say “At long last we are happy to announce we now offer a gorgeous Saffron Oleoresin. As you will be already aware, saffron is obtained from the tiny thread-like stigmas of the beautiful lilac Crocus sativus flowers. It goes without saying it takes a lot of work to produce a single kilo of saffron, making it the most valuable spice on the world market, whose value by weight is even greater than gold itself!
The oleoresin extracted from the spice can be therefore considered the very definition of luxury.
Perfectly pourable and of a cheerful deep sunset orange, this saffron oleoresin displays and magnifies all the most beautiful and powerful notes of the spice. This is a material of great richness and intensity, exuding tremendous warmth, gorgeous leather notes, sapid saltiness despite its light sweetness when smelled straight from the bottle. It imparts a sensuous natural skin effect to perfume compositions like few other materials can.
Unmissable for oriental-inspired perfumes but also used in trace amounts to impart sensuality and a fleeting je ne sais quoi to perfume compositions, this fairly tenacious material can be classed as a base note since it will mainly stay close to the skin.
Perfectly alcohol soluble and partly oil soluble, it is the luxury version of our alcohol based saffron tincture.”
Botanical Name: Crocus sativus
Origin: Iran
Wholesale weights (all prices excluding vat): 250G = 2700 Euros. 500G = 4700 Euros.
9 reviews for Saffron Oleoresin
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Abdullah D (verified owner) –
What a lovely, pungent saffron this is. Deep, well rounded, spicy and powdery. So potent too. I have made many of my own saffron tinctures and absolutes, and this exceeds the strength of those by far.
Charalambos Charalambous (verified owner) –
I’m in love with oriental attars..one of the main ingredients is ufcourse saffron..well this is the real deal!top quality. Excellent warmth and vibrant .you can detect the stigmas of crocus before the became resin..wow. It project’s red oriental love..i can wear it alone and not blend with rose ,oud etc…so happy i have this in my collection.
Robert (verified owner) –
Gorgeous material. It doesn’t blend how I expected or wanted it to and less certainly seems to be more in most blends I’ve tried. In cooking, Madame Saffron is often used in tiny amounts below the threshold of obvious perception and I’ve noticed here that a similar effect in perfumery is achieved when used this way, a whispering delightful undistinguishable elegance that you can only just about catch with the nose making the smell addictive with its hide and seek play. I’d love to use it in a more obvious way but it trumps everything so far aside from sandalwood, more experiments necessary!
Simona Dailydaite (verified owner) –
Definitely very good. Not so easy to find this essential oil so happy that i found it here.
amine sef (verified owner) –
I am a fan of saffron. I always have Iranian and Moroccan saffron at home. I also have 4 different saffron oils, and this oleoresin is clearly the winner. Great stuff!
Spencer R (verified owner) –
Very rich and strong true saffron! It is also a stunning orange red, so use with a light hand – it is amazingly tenacious and can both overwhelm a blend and stain the skin a bit if you go overboard. That said, I so highly recommend this for spice, woods, leather and gourmand accords. It’s strength also makes it a great value for your money. There really is nothing else like saffron!
Justine O’ (verified owner) –
A completely authentic saffron; intense and deep, just like as its gorgeous yellow-orange hue, and fully-embodying the unique aroma of the crocus’ stigmas as we know them to be – dry, warm and musty, having an exotic medicinal pungence that is rounded by salty leather, hay, dry tobacco and musky honey hints. Ultimately, a sultry, sensual and exotic saffron with a world of potential to explore.
chrisbrit1984 (verified owner) –
I was looking for something to add a bit of depth to a leather accord I was working on and this Saffron Oleoresin did exactly that. I also own an Essential Oil from another supplier and my own Tincture and this is by far the best of the 3 by a distance.
Ulrike S (verified owner) –
As a lifelong lover of all things Saffron, I was thrilled when Hermitage started carrying this. Forget the absolute you have acquired from wherever and look no further for any other manifestation of the red gold stuff that dreams are made of. This is the Holy Grail of Saffron. I am so grateful to have access to it.