The invention discloses cherry essence and essence microcapsules. The cherry essence comprises musk, abelmoschus esculentus lactone, methyl dihydrojasmonate, triethyl citrate, gamma-undecalactone, phenyl-1-hexanol, 3-Methyl-3-phenylglycidic acid ethyl ester, phenoxyethyl isobutyrate, dimethyl benzyl carbinyl butyrate, beta-ionone, natural anisylacetone, fructose ester, ethyl vanillin, tricyclodecenyl acetate, damascenone, methyl cinnamate, phenylethyl acetate, blackcurrant essence, high-cis o-tert-butyl cyclohexyl acetate, anisic aldehyde, phenoxyethanol, ethyl maltol, styrallyl acetate, ligustral, isononyl acetate, benzyl acetate, benzaldehyde, hexyl acetate, ethyl 2-methylvalerate, 2-methyl butyl acetate and the like. The cherry essence prepared by the invention not only has strong cherry fragrance, but also has natural soft feeling and high harmony, and the cherry essence microcapsules prepared by taking the cherry essence as a raw material can keep excellent flavor quality of the cherry essence in long-term storage.