Winter

What does winter smell like? EDITORIAL

Each line is the entry's own editorial description. Snow / Cold Air, Fireplace, Coffee, Cinnamon and Fresh Towels also have VERIFIED claims of their own, on their pages.

• Snow / Cold Air: Cold air and fresh snow smell clean, sparse and sharp, as though the air has been rinsed of other smells.
• Wet Wool: Wet wool smells damp, soft and warm, with a faintly animal, slightly sour note that grows as the fabric dries.
• Fireplace: A fireplace smells warm, smoky and woody, combining burning logs, soft ash and heated stone or metal.
• Coffee: Coffee smells roasted, warm and deep, with a bitter edge and hints of toast, nuts, caramel or dark fruit depending on the brew.
• Cinnamon: Cinnamon smells warm, sweet and spicy, with a woody, slightly hot edge.
• Fresh Towels: Fresh towels smell clean, soft and warm, a gentle laundry freshness with a fluffy, dry texture in the nose.

5 of these 6 entries have VERIFIED evidence of their own; the link to winter is editorial, and associations vary by place, culture and person.