Cognac Tropique

Cognac Tropique is a luminous fruity ester built around the radiant tropical character of Ethyl Heptanoate.

Bright, juicy and immediately diffusive, it opens with the impression of sun-ripened pineapple: golden, sparkling, sweet and mouth-watering.

Beneath this vivid tropical brightness sits a softer melon-like fruitiness, adding roundness and freshness, while a refined rum-cognac nuance brings warmth, depth and a lightly fermented sophistication.

This material is especially valued for the way it gives fragrance compositions a polished fruity lift without excessive heaviness.

Its profile feels golden and expansive: pineapple nectar, ripe melon, tropical liqueur, fruit wine and smooth brandy warmth, all held together by a clean esteric brightness.

Used carefully, it can make a composition feel more juicy, more radiant and more alive, adding a luxurious flash of tropical fruit that catches immediately in the top note.

Cognac Tropique is ideal for pineapple accords, tropical fruit reconstructions, melon facets, rum and cognac effects, wine and liqueur nuances, fruity florals, gourmand compositions and modern exotic accords.

It can also be used to enhance the fruity sparkle of peach, mango, passionfruit, apple, pear and berry themes, where it contributes lift, diffusion and a naturalistic sense of ripe fruit flesh.

In fine fragrance work, this is particularly useful when a composition needs a bright golden-fruit opening with a more elegant edge than simple sweetness.

It pairs beautifully with other fruity esters, lactones, aldehydes, citrus materials, tropical florals, musks, woods, amber notes and vanilla-tonka bases.

In small amounts, it can add sparkle and realism. At higher levels, it becomes more recognisably tropical, juicy and pineapple-like, with a distinctive rum-cognac trail.

The character of Cognac Tropique is both playful and refined: a sunlit pineapple note dressed with the warmth of amber liquor.

It suggests golden fruit served in crystal, tropical sweetness softened by smooth brandy, and a polished perfumery brightness that brings lift and elegance to fruity, floral, gourmand and beverage-inspired creations.

Creative use: tropical fruit accords, pineapple reconstructions, melon accords, fruity florals, gourmand notes, rum and cognac effects, wine accords, cocktail-inspired fragrances, exotic top notes and golden-fruit compositions.

Product specification.

CAS No: 106-30-9
Odour description (decreasing): Pineapple, Melon, Fruity, Rum, Cognac, Brandy, Wine-like, Sweet, Tropical, Juicy, Golden, Diffusive, Lightly Fermented
Odour Strength: Medium
Usage: Effective from small traces through to 10%
Substantivity: 56 Hour(s) at 100%
Solvent: None
Synonyms: Ethyl Enanthate, Oenanthic Ether, Ethyl Heptylate, Ethyl Oenanthate, Ethyl Heptanoate, Heptanoic Acid, Ethyl Ester
Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₈O₂
IFRA: Refer to latest IFRA guidelines and product-specific IFRA certificate for safe use levels.

Signal word: Danger

Hazard statements:

• H226 Flammable liquid and vapour.

Precautionary statements:

Professional/Industrial use only.