A BOTANICAL PROFILE

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Cognac Green Signature Gold

Vitis vinifera L.

Chemotype: ethyl ester rich wine-lees type

bright boozy fruitwine-likeherbaceousdry greentartdiffusive
PLANT PART
wine lees from fermented fruit
EXTRACTION
steam distillation
AROMA NOTE
mid-base

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What’s inside this oil?

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FOLLOW YOUR SENSES

Aroma & character

A closer look at this oil's scent, strength, and staying power.

bright boozy fruitwine-likeherbaceousdry greentartdiffusive
Aroma intensity
90 / 100
Soft & subtleBold & expressive
Note layer
mid-base

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A LITTLE CARE GOES A LONG WAY

Using it thoughtfully

Read the full safety context before bringing this oil into your routine.

Cited dermal maximum · leave-on
No restriction cited
Phototoxicity
Not flagged in this profile
Oxidation risk
medium

A cited maximum is a limit, not a suggested dilution. Missing restrictions do not establish safety.

No phototoxic furocoumarin restriction was found in the public sources reviewed here.

Contraindications & cautions

  • minorNo public numeric dermal cap was located for this Signature Gold batch; use standard dilution and patch-testing discipline until a primary safety monograph is located.
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THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE SCENT

Inside the oil

6 constituents

An oil's character comes from its natural chemical composition. Explore each constituent to understand the connections.

About this composition

Hermitage Oils presents this Signature Gold material as a top-tier green cognac batch with especially bright boozy-fruity lift and fewer fatty or acrid aspects than average French lots. The live product page does not expose batch GC data, so the quantitative profile below uses open green-cognac composition disclosures from current supplier SDS and public reference material for the same natural complex substance type.

ConstituentTypical amountReported rangeChemical familySource
Ethyl decanoate
38.4%
25–40%aliphatic ester
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COGNAC OIL, GREEN LIEDE0021 Material Safety Data Sheet; The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

MPE Grasse SDS dated 2025-06-17 lists ethyl decanoate at 25-40%; pyrolysis PDF table lists cognac oil green with 38.4 for cognac ester fraction lines near 2748: https://johndwalsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/COGNAC-OIL-GREEN.pdf ; https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001
Ethyl hexanoate
39.2%
—aliphatic ester
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The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

PDF table lists cognac oil, green with ethyl caproate 39.2; ethyl caproate is ethyl hexanoate: https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001
Ethyl laurate
29.3%
—aliphatic ester
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The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

PDF table lists cognac oil, green with ethyl laurate 29.3: https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001
Ethyl palmitate
10.2%
—fatty acid ester
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The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

PDF table lists cognac oil, green with ethyl palmitate 10.2: https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001
Ethyl myristate
6%
—fatty acid ester
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The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

PDF table lists cognac oil, green with ethyl myristate 6.0: https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001
Ethyl octanoate
5.2%
1–5%aliphatic ester
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COGNAC OIL, GREEN LIEDE0021 Material Safety Data Sheet; The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions

MPE Grasse SDS dated 2025-06-17 lists ethyl octanoate at 1-5%; pyrolysis PDF lists ethyl octanoate and/or ethyl caprylate 5.2: https://johndwalsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/COGNAC-OIL-GREEN.pdf ; https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001

Profile source: Cognac Green Essential Oil Signature Gold | Hermitage Oils; COGNAC OIL, GREEN LIEDE0021 Material Safety Data Sheet; The pyrolysis of non-volatile tobacco ingredients using a system that simulates cigarette combustion conditions · https://hermitageoils.com/product/cognac-green-essential-oil/ ; https://johndwalsh.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/COGNAC-OIL-GREEN.pdf ; https://tobacco-information.hpa.gov.tw/common/Download.ashx?f=16830349%2F16830349_A0102.PDF&t=CLI8001

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

These uses reflect the profile's reported traditions and literature. They are not established treatment recommendations.

  • used in perfumery for its fruity, boozy, wine-lees character in fine fragrance
  • traditionally associated with warm, sophisticated, evening-fragrance atmospheres
  • used as a distinctive top-to-heart note in gourmand and chypre-style compositions
  • shares the traditional convivial, celebratory reputation of other wine and spirit-derived aromatics
  • used sparingly in blends for its powerful, ester-rich fruity-fermented facet

For aromatherapy and wellness use only — not medical advice. Effect statements are traditional/reported associations, not treatment claims. The Synergy Rating scores blend craft, harmony and safety, not medical efficacy. Read the safety framework.

What we're still learning · 3 data gaps

Good decisions start with knowing what is — and isn't — in the evidence.

  • max_dermal_pct 100 is an archive normalization from public safety language stating no specific IFRA restriction was found for green cognac, not a directly published numeric dermal cap for this Signature Gold batch.
  • Odor intensity 90 is a normalization from Hermitage Oils' qualitative description of bombastic power, bright boozy-fruity lift, and top-tier tenacity rather than a published 0-100 measurement.
  • No public batch-specific GC profile was exposed on the live Signature Gold product page in this pass, so the quantified constituent values are inherited from open green-cognac reference disclosures rather than from this exact lot.