The present invention provides a fragrance inhaler containing: a tube-like holding article, a burning type heat source provides at a flaming side, a fragrance source, an inside-holding article for holding at least the fragrance source, and guiding entrance guiding air into the fragrance source. The inside-holding article contains a tube-like first sidewall surrounding at least part of the circumference of the fragrance source. The tube-like holding article contains a tube-like second sidewall surrounding the first sidewall. The second sidewall has a through hole communicated with the outside fluid. In addition, it is also provides: a first channel connecting the through hole and the entrance and passing between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and a second channel connecting a inhaling opening for inhaling fragrance and the fragrance source. It is also provided a channel formation article that allows a length of a fragrance source peripheral section, which is a pare corresponding to the peripheral of the fragrance source in the first channel, to be longer than the shortest route connecting the site where fluid flowing into the fragrance source peripheral section and the guiding entrance.本發明提供一種香味吸嚐器，該香味吸嚐器係具備：筒狀之保持構件；燃燒型熱源，係設置在點火端；香味源；內側保持構件，係保持至少香味源；以及導入口，係將空氣導入至前述香味源。內側保持構件係具有用以包圍香味源之至少一部分之周圍的筒狀之第1側壁。筒狀之保持構件係具有用以包圍第1側壁之筒狀的第2側壁，第2側壁係具有與外氣流體相連通之貫通口。並且設置有：第1流路，係連結貫通口與導入口，並通過第1側壁與第2側壁之間；以及第2流路，係連結用以吸嚐香味之吸嚐口及香味源。並且設置有流路形成構件，係將第1流路中之屬於對應於香味源之外周之部分的香味源外周區間之長度，形成為比將流體流入至該香味源外周區間之部位與導入口予以連結之最短路徑更長。
