The most intense 'myrrh' scent of all is Cressida. Pry open its bud and take a whiff. BITTER and it sticks to your face and won't wash off. Once it evaporates a bit, it IS black licorice. I can stomach the stench in a flower, though I HATE the flavor.

I’m curious about this too.I love black licorice and the scent but have also never been able to smell it in any of the roses I have that supposedly have a licorice note. Best I can figure is I can’t smell the shared ’licorice’ component that is in both the roses and the licorice that triggers the comparison. Same with anise and clove - I have no problem smelling the spice but any rose that supposedly has those scents is either unscented to me or smells entirely different.

I wonder if this is why I sometimes love and sometimes hate the ’myrrh’ scented roses, maybe I can only smell pieces of them 🤔

Thanks! I'm the only one among my siblings who would eat the black jelly beans at Easter. I like the scent and the flavor. But I just cannot smell it in Chaucer.