Woody

Spicy

Pimento smells like the inside of a spice jar—warm, slightly sweet, and unmistakably peppery. Imagine biting into an allspice berry (which is what pimento actually is): you get clove-like warmth, a whisper of cinnamon, and black pepper heat, but softer and more rounded than raw black pepper. It's less sharp than it is creamy and almost chocolatey underneath, with a faint fruity sweetness that lingers. It smells like autumn spice cake before it's baked.