Delicate white jasmine blossoms and buds sparkling among water droplets in luminous golden light

HEART NOTE · FLORAL

Jasmine Grandiflorum

Jasmine Grandiflorum is a richly floral, honeyed white blossom with luminous sweetness, fruity nuances and a sensual indolic depth. Discover the classic jasmine of fine perfumery.

Botanical name	Jasminum grandiflorum
Plant part	Flowers
Origin	Egypt, India and France (Grasse)
Extraction	CO₂ extraction (Prosody London)
Note	Heart
Scent family	Florals
Odour	Rich, sweet and narcotic, with honeyed, fruity and indolic depth
Perfume uses	Florals, chypres, gourmands and ambers
Key molecules	Benzyl acetate, benzyl benzoate, linalool, indole, cis-jasmone
Odour impact	Very high
Odour life on a strip	Long: a day or more
Found in	Jacinth Jonquil, Mocha Muscari, A Capella Ray, Pizzicato Bliss

Used within IFRA limits. Impact and odour life are our own studio guide, judged on a smelling strip.

What Is Jasmine Grandiflorum?

Jasmine grandiflorum, Jasminum grandiflorum, is often called Spanish or royal jasmine. It has been grown in Grasse for perfume since the 17th century, and today Egypt and India are the main producers. Around eight million blossoms, all picked by hand, are needed for one kilo of absolute.

Small white jasmine flowers and buds illuminated by golden reflections against a dark background — Jasmine Grandiflorum 1

What Does Jasmine Grandiflorum Smell Like?

Here is how strongly each facet of jasmine grandiflorum comes through, from our own smelling-strip notes.

How Perfumers Use Jasmine Grandiflorum

Jasmine grandiflorum is one of the two great floral pillars of perfumery, alongside rose. It adds richness and radiance to florals and brings sensual warmth to gourmands and ambers, where it pairs well with coffee, vanilla and woods.

Why jasmine needs to be picked at dawn

Jasmine flowers release most of their scent at night and in the early morning. Pickers start before sunrise, because the scent weakens as the day warms.

Jasmine Grandiflorum CO₂ Extract: The Material We Use

At Prosody London, we use CO₂-extracted Jasmine Grandiflorum. This extraction method uses carbon dioxide under controlled pressure and temperature to draw aromatic constituents from the flowers. When the pressure is released, the carbon dioxide separates from the extract. The resulting material can preserve a complex, recognisably floral character, although its exact aroma depends on the raw flowers and extraction conditions.

CO₂ extraction is distinct from the traditional route used to make jasmine absolute, in which flowers are extracted with a solvent to produce a concrete that is subsequently processed into an absolute. Neither method has one universal scent profile: the specific botanical source, processing and quality of the extract all matter. For our compositions, the CO₂ extract contributes jasmine’s rich floral warmth and nuanced white-flower character.

Smell Jasmine Grandiflorum in Prosody London Perfumes

For jasmine grandiflorum at its most expressive, try Mocha Muscari. Jasmine grandiflorum blooms against coffee and vanilla, showing how a white flower can warm a gourmand. You will also find jasmine grandiflorum in Jacinth Jonquil, A Capella Ray and Pizzicato Bliss.