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Aspects of the disclosure include an attachment for providing a scent to a container. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a bottle including a collar and a ledge structure each extending circumferentially outward; a scent ring loaded with a volatile chemical agent to emanate and genera

Aspects of the disclosure include an attachment for providing a scent to a container. In some aspects, a scent delivery system includes a bottle including a collar and a ledge structure each extending circumferentially outward; a scent ring loaded with a volatile chemical agent to emanate and generate a scent and including an interior protruding structure projecting from an interior wall of the ring, the scent ring configured to fasten around the neck of the bottle based on contact between the interior protruding structure and the ledge structure of the bottle; and a cap reversibly attachable to the bottle and including an interior rim structure that circumferentially projects from the interior of the cap, where the cap is structured to enclose the scent ring in a compartment formed between the collar and the interior rim structure when the cap is securely fastened to the bottle and trap the scent.

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1. A scent delivery system for a beverage container, comprising: a bottle to contain a fluid beverage, the bottle includes a body region and a neck region, the bottle including a collar that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region, and a ledge structure that extends outward and

1. A scent delivery system for a beverage container, comprising: a bottle to contain a fluid beverage, the bottle includes a body region and a neck region, the bottle including a collar that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region, and a ledge structure that extends outward and circumferentially around the neck region and is positioned above the collar;a scent ring including a body loaded with a volatile chemical agent to emanate from the body of the scent ring to generate a scent, the scent ring includes at least one interior protruding structure that projects from an interior wall of the body of the scent ring, wherein the scent ring is configured to fasten around the neck region of the bottle based on contact between the at least one interior protruding structure of the scent ring and the ledge structure of the bottle, wherein the at least one interior protruding structure is positioned below the ledge structure; anda cap reversibly attachable to the bottle, the cap including an interior rim structure that projects from and circumferentially around an interior cap wall of the cap, wherein the cap is structured to enclose the scent ring in a compartment formed between the collar of the bottle and the interior rim structure of the cap when the cap is securely fastened to the bottle,wherein the scent delivery system is configured to trap the scent from the scent ring in the compartment when the cap is securely attached to the bottle and to release the scent into an outer environment of the bottle when the cap is detached from the bottle. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring includes at least one exterior protruding structure that projects from an exterior wall of the body of the scent ring. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein the scent ring is configured to detachably couple to the cap prior to initial attachment of the cap and the scent ring to the bottle, wherein the scent ring initially couples to the cap based on contact between the at least one exterior protruding structure of the scent ring and the interior rim structure of the cap, and when the cap is initially fastened to the bottle the scent ring transfers from being coupled to the cap to being coupled to the bottle based on contact between the at least one interior protruding structure of the scent ring and the ledge structure of the bottle. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring is operable to generate the scent without physical contact by the cap or by the bottle. 5. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent delivery system is operable to repeatedly trap the scent generated by the scent ring in the compartment and release the scent into the outer environment over a plurality of instances where a user attaches and detaches the cap to the bottle. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one interior protruding structure includes a single interior protruding structure that spans circumferentially along at least a portion of the interior wall of the scent ring. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one interior protruding structure includes a plurality of interior protruding structures that intermittently or periodically span circumferentially along the interior wall of the scent ring. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of interior protruding include two or more of the interior protruding structures that are equally spaced apart from each other. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the collar is structured to have a top side that slants downward from the surface of the neck region, and the collar is structured to have a bottom side that is substantially perpendicular to the neck region. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the cap includes threads on the interior cap wall that interface with corresponding threads on the neck of the bottle to allow the cap to twist on and off the bottle. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring includes one or more pores that recede inward with respect to the surface of the body of the scent ring. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the one or more pores include a plurality of pores arranged along the surface of the body of the scent ring in an array of periodic positions or aperiodic positions, or is randomly positioned. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring includes one or more protrusions that protrude outward with respect to the surface of the body of the scent ring. 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the one or more protrusions include a plurality of protrusions arranged along the surface of the body of the scent ring in an array of periodic positions or aperiodic positions, or is randomly positioned. 15. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring includes a cut-away region across the body to allow the scent ring to be detachably coupled to the bottle, such that the scent ring is selectively detachable from the bottle. 16. The system of claim 15, wherein the scent ring includes a pliable material to allow the scent ring to bend to at least a degree to have enough clearance for the cut-away region to expand and clear the diameter of the ledge structure of the bottle such that the scent ring detaches from the bottle. 17. The system of claim 1, wherein the scent ring includes one or more hollowed chambers to trap the scent and having an outer passageway for release of the scent via effusion to the outer environment of the bottle when the cap is detached from the bottle. 18. The system of claim 1, wherein the compartment includes a plurality of subcompartments such that different portions of the scent ring are exposed to a hollow volume of different subcompartments. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the plurality of subcompartments include: (i) a lower subcompartment located between an exterior wall of the scent ring, the collar of the bottle, and a portion of the interior cap wall of the cap between the interior rim structure and the collar;(ii) a middle subcompartment located between the interior wall of the scent ring and the neck region of the bottle where the scent ring is positioned between the ledge structure and the collar; and(iii) an upper subcompartment located between the interior wall of the scent ring, a portion of the neck region of the bottle from a top side of the ledge structure to an intersection of threads on the interior cap wall that interface with corresponding threads on the neck region of the bottle, and a portion of the interior cap wall of the cap between the intersection of threads and the scent ring. 20. The system of claim 1, wherein the compartment includes a hollow volume configured to trap the scent that emanates from the scent ring when the cap is securely attached to the bottle to concentrate the scent in the compartment, such that a concentrated scent is released into the outer environment of the bottle after the cap is detached from the bottle, wherein the hollow volume is in a range of 1 mm3 to 3 mm3.