how to get that boozy smell

[green soap]

I have lime margarita FO, which does smell like a lime margarita. It has a little bit of the alcohol smell. I use it as is, adding just a touch of litsea cubeba some times. The other day I blended some of it with spearmint EO, for a 'mojito' scent. Very nice. I guess technically, this would be a tequila mojito (traditionally white rum) but honestly, I don't think I'll get called on it....

I would like to find a FO with just the alcohol scent, so I can mix my own FOs and or EOs to make drink scents. I realize rum smells different than whisky, different than brandy. I am looking for just a 'vodka' scent, which i could add in tiny amounts to other scents. Is there such a thing out there?

Any ideas how perfume and fragrance oils manufacturers do that? any 'generic' alcohol scent ideas out there?

The lime margarita has its fans and I just made some replenishment soaps. I think it would be fun to make more 'drink' soap and vary the drink. I am thinking a kahlua could be next. I have a nice coffee FO, but the lime margarita would clash with that. I need just a 'vodka' scent. Perhaps a little vanilla in it too (I already got vanilla FO).

 

[Hazel]

Have you considered trying a champagne scent to blend with other FOs? It might work to give you a boozy scent. BB has one but I'm sure there are other suppliers.

http://www.brambleberry.com/Champagne-F ... P4374.aspx

 

[green soap]

Thanks Hazel! It says it is strong and sounds like a good mixer. Have you tried it?

 

[Hazel]

I haven't tried Champagne. I've used Strawberries & Champagne in which I can detect a slight alcoholic scent. I thought just plain champagne FO might give a hint of alcohol to a blend. I wish I could tell you whether it will work but I don't know if it will. I was just offering an alternative idea.

You could call BB and ask if the Champagne has an alcohol scent to it. Their customer service is very helpful.

 

[honor435]

I didnt think vodka had a smell? they have beer fos.

 

[Hazel]

The Colonial Club vodka I have has a slight scent but there's more of an underlying sharpness (bite?) that I can smell. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I've noticed this underlying sharpness in other alcoholic beverages and in mixed drinks. It's the boozy smell that I think green soap is referring to in her first post.

 

[green soap]

The Colonial Club vodka I have has a slight scent but there's more of an underlying sharpness (bite?) that I can smell. I'm not sure how else to describe it. I've noticed this underlying sharpness in other alcoholic beverages and in mixed drinks. It's the boozy smell that I think green soap is referring to in her first post.

Yes, exactly. If you sniff a mojito, a margarita, a screwdriver, you notice a sharp alcohol scent, behind the fruity or minty scents. I would like to get just that, so i can mix it with other scents to make different drinks. Not sure if such isolated 'booze' scent even exists though. I don't want to put alcohol into the soap, it might cause acceleration and ricing.

 

[Hazel]

green soap -

Do you order from BB? Because they will send a free FO sample when you order but you have to ask for it.

 

[green soap]

Thanks for the tip! I have recently ordered some EOs and a few FOs. They included a sample called 'moonlight pomegranate'. Nice scent, but hard to soap I hear.

 

[Judee]

I'm new here and this is my first post, but I saw your post and wanted to let you know that Sweet Cakes sells an FO called Gin Martini, it smells very "boozy". I think that it would probably work for what you want. I had some ages ago but I'm not sure if I ever used it, will have to look.

 

[green soap]

Thank you Judee! and welcome to the forum!

 

[Judee]

You're welcome. Happy to help.

 

[Cake Baby]

Regarding the Brambleberry Champagne FO, I have to say I wanted to love it but was pretty disappointed. In the bottle it was pretty nice - smelled like ginger ale fizz. But after Soaping it.. it just smells weird. I don't really know how to describe it. Not sure if it was my recipe or what. Try it if you want (Id suggest a sample) but I wouldn't bank on that one. I just discovered that Natures Garden sells a few champagne FOs that im excited to try out. The names are something like Champagne Pear, Vanilla Champagne, and Champagne Pomegranate. Not sure of theyre what you're looking for - maybe the champagne vanilla? Anyways. Let us know what you find!