Perfumes with Tonka

Tonka smells warm, sweet and vanilla-like, with almond, hay and tobacco nuances, giving fragrances a soft, creamy depth in the drydown.

The seeds of Dipteryx odorata, a tree native to South America and grown notably in Venezuela and Brazil, are dried and solvent-extracted into tonka absolute. Its key component is coumarin. Compared with vanilla it is drier, spicier and slightly caramelised. Tonka is overwhelmingly a base note that adds warmth and lasting power. It pairs strongly with vanilla, lavender, tobacco, cacao, coffee, musks and woods.

Tonka appears in 1,415 perfumes in the Fisfis catalogue and is used mostly as a base note.

Popular perfumes with Tonka

• Nasomatto Black Afgano (2009)
• Parfums de Marly Althaïr (2023)
• By Kilian Black Phantom (2017)
• Parfums de Marly Percival (2018)
• Orto Parisi Terroni (2017)
• By Kilian Straight to Heaven (2007)
• Lattafa Perfumes Liam (2023)
• Frederic Malle L'Eau d'Hiver (2003)
• Kayali Fragrances Vanilla Candy Rock Sugar | 42 (2024)
• Orto Parisi Bergamask (2014)
• Frederic Malle Iris Poudre (2000)
• Initio Parfums Prives Narcotic Delight (2024)
• Creed Absolu Aventus 2023 (2023)
• Lattafa Perfumes Her Confession (2024)
• Lattafa Perfumes The Kingdom (2024)
• Nasomatto Sadonaso (2023)
• Guerlain Tobacco Honey (2023)
• Khadlaj Perfumes Island (2024)
• Lattafa Perfumes His Confession (2024)
• Frederic Malle Bigarade Concentree (2002)
• Lattafa Perfumes Jasoor (2023)
• Lattafa Perfumes Qimmah (2022)
• Rayhaan Elixir (2024)
• MAISON ASRAR Vanilla Voyage (2025)

Notes most often paired with Tonka

• Vanilla
• Musk
• Sandalwood
• Bergamot
• Amber
• Patchouli
• Jasmine
• Cardamom
• Rose
• Vetiver
• Cedar
• Caramel