A composition containing at least one sweet and herbaceous aromatic compound, at least one compound that provides cooling, vapor action, and at least one warm, sweet, fruity compound that inhibits bitterness for masking the taste of thymol in an organoleptic product containing thymol is provided. In a preferred embodiment, the sweet and herbaceous aromatic compound is anethole, the compound that provides cooling, vapor action is eucalyptol, and the warm, sweet, fruity compound that inhibits bitterness is methyl salicylate. This composition can be used to mask the unpleasant taste of thymol leaving the consumer with a pleasant taste perception. A thymol-containing product including anethole, eucalyptol, and methyl salicylate and a method for masking the taste of thymol are also provided.
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