Tonka Bean

Warm, sweet and almondy — vanilla's cozier shadow. The soft heart of a thousand ambers.

The cured seed of a South American tree, tonka is rich in coumarin, lending a base-note warmth that reads as hay, almond, tobacco and vanilla all at once. It cushions gourmand, fougère and oriental compositions with a soft, edible depth. Comforting and faintly boozy — the smell of dessert and old leather in the same breath.