Calycanthus Acca Kappa 2003

The description of the fragrance notes suggests that Calycanthus by Acca Kappa is an exceptionally sweet scent. However, this is only partially true. Calycanthus does smell sweet, but it does not go in that syrupy-sweet direction with an artificial touch that many of the mainstream women's fragrances launched in recent years belong to (e.g., Armani Code, Flowerbomb, also Angel). The sweetness in Calycanthus is restrained and feels natural; I wouldn't be surprised if a relatively high proportion of natural essences is included. The scent feels unartificial to me and reminds me of some organic fragrances from Farfalla or Florascent. Calycanthus is not pleasingly sweet, but rather very spicy and quirky, although there is also a gentle, creamy note present.

If only the four fragrance notes mentioned above are included, the spiciness must come from the orange blossom. It is very present here, but of a slightly scratchy variety.

I couldn't detect a significant scent development; the restrained fresh top note (maybe that's just the effect of the alcohol present) dissipates quickly, and then Calycanthus remains stubbornly spicy-sweet for a long time. I find the scent very interesting, but I waver back and forth on whether I like it for myself. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

The spice bush family (Calycanthaceae) belongs to the order of laurel-like plants (Laurales). Some spice bush species are used for perfume production. I got this information from Wikipedia.
According to the Acca Kappa website, "Calycanthus" represents the scent of the spice bush. I just don't know how Calycanthus smells, and unfortunately, the internet does not (yet) have olfactory functions.