smoky aroma

Scent of fire

A smoky aroma is a smell suggesting smoke or fire—the scent of wood burning, meat grilling, or peat in whisky.

The phrase appears often in descriptions of food, drink, and fragrances: The barbecue had a rich, smoky aroma.

Certain cooking techniques, ingredients like smoked paprika, and aging processes impart this characteristic quality.

Related

hickory · mesquite · incense · peat · whiskey · bacon · barbecue · pulled pork · embers · ash · haze · burnt · burnt toast · roasted · tobacco · cigar lounge · fireplace · log cabin

Opposites
scent character

smoky aromafloral scent

Odor from flowers

fresh scent · citrus scent · citrus aroma · floral fragrance · rose fragrance

Family

smoke, smoky, smokier, smokiest, smokily, smokiness, smoked, smoking, smoker

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G