Cognac White

Vitis vinifera

Chemotype: ethyl ester dominant cognac lees type

wine-likefruitychampagnegreen

PLANT PART: wine lees (fermented grape precipitate)
EXTRACTION: steam distillation
AROMA NOTE: top-mid

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Aroma & character

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wine-likefruitychampagnegreen

Aroma intensity: 75 / 100

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Note layer: top-mid

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

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No phototoxic restriction was identified in the reviewed public IFRA certificate or technical sheet for this distilled wine-lees oil.

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Inside the oil

9 constituents

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About this composition

The public technical data sheet for cognac white oil identifies an ethyl-ester-dominant profile from distilled wine lees, with ethyl decanoate and ethyl dodecanoate as the major markers and smaller amounts of decanoic acid and ethyl octanoate. This material is a distilled by-product of cognac maturation rather than a conventional leaf, peel, or wood essential oil.

Constituent	Typical amount	Reported range	Chemical family	Source
ethyl decanoate	42.5%	35–50%	aliphatic ester	View source Technical Data Sheet: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil page 1, line 21
ethyl dodecanoate	22.5%	15–30%	aliphatic ester	View source Technical Data Sheet: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil page 1, line 21
decanoic acid	10%	5–15%	fatty acid	View source Technical Data Sheet: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil page 1, line 21
ethyl octanoate	6%	2–10%	aliphatic ester	View source Technical Data Sheet: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil page 1, lines 21-22
Ethyl hexadecanoate (ethyl palmitate)	3%	—	aliphatic ethyl ester	View source Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 12(4):159 'Components of Muscat Raisin Fusel Oil' (Vitis vinifera distillate ester oil, higher-boiling fraction): ethyl palmitate 3%, isoamyl caprate 4%, ethyl pelargonate 2%, isoamyl caprylate 2%, ethyl myristate 1.5%
Isoamyl decanoate (isoamyl caprate)	4%	—	aliphatic ester	View source Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 12(4):159 'Components of Muscat Raisin Fusel Oil' (Vitis vinifera distillate ester oil, higher-boiling fraction): ethyl palmitate 3%, isoamyl caprate 4%, ethyl pelargonate 2%, isoamyl caprylate 2%, ethyl myristate 1.5%
Ethyl nonanoate (ethyl pelargonate)	2%	—	aliphatic ethyl ester	View source Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 12(4):159 'Components of Muscat Raisin Fusel Oil' (Vitis vinifera distillate ester oil, higher-boiling fraction): ethyl palmitate 3%, isoamyl caprate 4%, ethyl pelargonate 2%, isoamyl caprylate 2%, ethyl myristate 1.5%
Isoamyl octanoate (isoamyl caprylate)	2%	—	aliphatic ester	View source Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 12(4):159 'Components of Muscat Raisin Fusel Oil' (Vitis vinifera distillate ester oil, higher-boiling fraction): ethyl palmitate 3%, isoamyl caprate 4%, ethyl pelargonate 2%, isoamyl caprylate 2%, ethyl myristate 1.5%
Ethyl tetradecanoate (ethyl myristate)	1.5%	—	aliphatic ethyl ester	View source Am. J. Enol. Vitic. 12(4):159 'Components of Muscat Raisin Fusel Oil' (Vitis vinifera distillate ester oil, higher-boiling fraction): ethyl palmitate 3%, isoamyl caprate 4%, ethyl pelargonate 2%, isoamyl caprylate 2%, ethyl myristate 1.5%

Profile source: Technical Data Sheet: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil; IFRA Conformity Certificate: Cognac White Pure Essential Oil · https://s.cdnmpro.com/134664192/content/Ulei%20esential%20de%20cognac%20alb%20M-1564_TDS.pdf ; https://www.ellementalpro.com/download/M-1564_IFRA_S.pdf

A TRADITION OF BOTANICAL CURIOSITY

Traditional & reported uses

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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

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What we're still learning · 3 data gaps

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No directly viewable public GC/MS chromatogram was found in this pass for Cognac White essential oil beyond the supplier technical sheet's principal-component ranges.
Odor intensity 75 is an archive normalization from qualitative odor descriptions ('powerful' and wine-like/fruity) rather than a published 0-100 measurement.
No public source reviewed in this pass published direct volatility-rate or tenacity-hour values for Cognac White essential oil.