CAS #: 8013-86-3 / 84696-07-1
EINECS / ELINCS: 283-626-9
FEMA#: Not for flavour use
Aromatic notes: cigar, dry, green, leathery, peppery, pine, smoky, spicy, tarry, woody.
In Iran Cupressus Sempervirens is a sacred tree known as the Graceful Cypress and is a metaphor for "the graceful figure of the beloved". It is also the traditional wood used for Italian harpsichords.
Photo: Cupressus sempervirens. Photo from WikiMedia licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0 : Wikimedia Commons - Cropped and colour adjusted.