I love the smell of napalm in the morning......
Seriously though, when young I used to work sometimes with my dad, a coachbuilder. The smell of cellulose paint thinners....pre 2-pack paints. Mixing the paint for spraying and cleaning the spraygun afterwards.
Back to the napalm, we made a version in school during a Science Society explosives evening session. Igniting it safely was the problem but solved. A serious burning smell when ignited.
One smell I liked was java Madura tobacco we added to the blend in the cigar factory. Whenever I spotted a box of it while in the room I would have a sniff. A lovely mellow aroma, much nicer than some others.
I did a tour of the Highland Park Distillery on Orkney. Glorious smell of peat that they used as a fuel. If I have a tot of whisky I like sniffing first. Not just the peaty ones but any malt.
