An objective of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of avoiding excess thermal transmission to a fragrance source and reducing variation of the thermal transmission, as well as enabling lightweight and low-cost of fragrance inhaler. This objective is attained by a fragrance inhaler having a cylindrical holding member extending in a predetermined direction from an ignition end toward a non-ignition end, which includes a combustion type heat source provided in the ignition end, a fragrance source disposed at the side of non-ignition end with respect to the combustion type heat source in the predetermined direction, and a cup-shaped cup member holding the fragrance source and having a side wall and a bottom plate, the cup member being inserted in the holding member with the bottom plate of the cup member being disposed at the side of non-ignition end with respect to the combustion type heat source and with a direction of opening toward the side of ignition end or a direction of opening toward the side of non-ignition end, at least the side wall and the bottom plate constituting the cup member being formed with a material containing pulp, binder or metallic soap.本發明提供對於香味源之熱傳遞不會過剩，且減少其不均，並且謀求香味吸嚐器的輕量化、低成本化之技術。藉由一種香味吸嚐器解決該課題，該香味吸嚐器係具備從點火端往非點火端之預定方向延伸之筒狀的保持構件者，且該香味吸嚐器係具備：燃燒型熱源，係設於前述點火端；香味源，係於前述預定方向相對於前述燃燒型熱源配置於前述非點火端側；以及杯形狀之杯構件，係保持前述香味源，並具有側壁及底板；前述杯構件係以前述杯構件的底板配置在比前述燃燒型熱源更靠非點火端側之方式並且以朝向前述點火端側開口之方向、或朝前述非點火端側開口之方向，被插入於前述保持構件，構成前述杯構件之至少側壁或底板係由包含紙漿、黏合劑及金屬皂之材料所構成。
