Tobacco flavorants

A smoking composition comprising an admixture of (1) combustible filler selected from natural tobacco, reconstituted tobacco, non-tobacco substitutes, and mixtures thereof, and (2) between about 0.00001 and 2 percent, by weight of the composition of a flavorant selected from the group consisting of compounds of the formulae wherein R1, R2, R3, R6, and R7 are independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen; C1 to C6 alkyl; C1 to C6 alkoxy-C1 to C6 alkyl; C3 to C12 cycloalkyl; phenyl; benzyl; substituted phenyl and substituted benzyl, wherein the substituted phenyl and substituted benzyl are substituted with one or more substituents, each of said substituents being independently selected from the group consisting of C1 to C6 alkyl, methoxy and hydroxy.