Synthetics
Methyl benzoate smells like a pungent, heavy, sweet blend of wintergreen, cananga, and fruity-narcotic florals.
Mosciano, Gerard P&F 19, No. 5, 79, (1994): Chemical with a phenolic and cherry pit note
Luebke, William tgsc, (1982): Phenolic wintergreen almond floral cananga
Symrise: Strong phenolic, similar to cresol/wintergreen oil, sweet-floral like ylang ylang, tuberose
Moellhausen: Aromatic, sweet floral with a fruity undertone
PerfumersWorld: Harsh wintergreen cananga aromatic sweet fruity-narcotic-floral fruity pungent heavy-sweet
Blends-well-with - +oakmoss +sandalwood +musks +para-tolyl methyl ether +vetiver cinnamic alcohol