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Jasmine Sambac

Jasmine Sambac is the headier, more intoxicating sibling of Grandiflorum. Where Grandiflorum is elegant and refined, Sambac is lush, creamy, and almost overwhelmingly rich. It has a deep, narcotic sweetness with prominent fruity and tea-like facets, a velvety texture, and a warm, slightly animalic base that gives it an unmistakable sensuality. Think of the flowers floating in a cup of jasmine tea, but amplified tenfold. It is jasmine at its most voluptuous and unapologetic.
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Origin and Extraction
Jasmine Sambac (Jasminum sambac), also called Arabian Jasmine, is native to South and Southeast Asia and is widely cultivated in India, China, the Philippines, and Indonesia. The small, waxy white flowers open at dusk and must be picked by hand in the early morning hours before the heat of the day diminishes their fragrance. Extraction is done through solvent extraction to produce an absolute, as the delicate flowers cannot withstand the heat of steam distillation. It takes roughly 7,000 flowers to produce just one gram of absolute.
History and Culture
Jasmine Sambac is the national flower of the Philippines (where it is called 'sampaguita') and Indonesia (as 'melati putih'). In Indian culture, it is woven into garlands for weddings, temple offerings, and daily hair adornment. Chinese jasmine tea has used Sambac flowers for scenting green tea since the Song Dynasty (960-1279). In the Middle East, it is associated with evening gardens and warm-night poetry. The flower's cultural significance across Asia is unmatched by any other jasmine species.
Chemistry and Molecular Structure
Jasmine Sambac absolute has a chemical profile distinct from Grandiflorum, with higher concentrations of benzyl acetate and cis-3-hexenyl benzoate, which contribute to its fuller, creamier character. It contains significant levels of linalool and methyl anthranilate, the latter lending the characteristic grape-like, narcotic sweetness. Indole is present in notable quantities, responsible for the animalic undertone that gives Sambac its notorious depth. The tea-like facet comes from cis-jasmone and various lactones.

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