Alhambra Oud Ramón Monegal 2019

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Ramón Monegal Maso

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8.8 / 10 128 Ratings

A popular perfume by Ramón Monegal for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is woody-fruity. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Woody

Fruity

Oriental

Leathery

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Assam oud

Apple

Orange blossom

Heart Notes

Rose

Assam oud

Jasmine

Base Notes

Assam oud

Ambroxan

Birch

Perfumer

Ramón Monegal Maso

Ratings

Scent

8.8128 Ratings

Longevity

9.1121 Ratings

Sillage

8.7121 Ratings

Bottle

8.6127 Ratings

Value for money

7.4104 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 08/05/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Don't touch my Ouds Collection collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Promise Parfum

The Moon

Majestic Special Oud

Agar Royal

Favonius

Arabian King

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

03/06/2025

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

SeoulBrough
39 Reviews

SeoulBrough

Very helpful Review 7

Razz-Apple/Oud?

*March 9, 2025*
So I received my 50ml bottle of Alhambra Oud and upon the first few sprays made me realize how people are getting a raspberry vibe. Also, my daughter tested and she agreed that it smells like raspberries to her. Now I’m starting to believe this….maybe like a raspberry-apple blend.

It’s worth mentioning that this may be the poor man’s version of The Moon, which is one of my signature scents. Comparing them side by side, you will notice the vast difference in complexity, ingredients, strength and performance, but also notice the slight similarities IF you peel back some of the layers from The Moon. I know it’s a stretch, but Alhambra Oud is like the first few notes to build The Moon and decided to stop there and add apple plus cypriol from Promise Parfum.

Alhambra Oud is nowhere close to being multifaceted as The Moon, but if you are looking for a simplistic fruit/oud version of The Moon and a less medicinal version of Promise, this may be worthwhile.
————————————————————-Alhambra Oud | Ramón Monegal" has some similarities to Promise Parfum. Both have green apple and cypriol, but the difference lie within the amount of cypriol involved and Assam oud.

Promise Parfum has no oud and the cypriol is turned up to ten. I find it too medicinal.

Alhambra Oud has a gorgeous oud that mingles very well with the apple accord while the cypriol is at a level two. It isn’t nose piercing or sharp like the former.

Definitely will be a wearing this as much as I can.

01/04/2025

7
Pricing 7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Salohcin2148
2 Reviews

Salohcin2148

1

Could of been great, but good for what it is.

This on its own is a good scent. My problem is that I tested Flamenco Extrait de Parfum first and I found these scents flankers of each other. Alhambra oud starts out with what smells like real oud, accompanied by leather, smoke, and raspberry (no apple), and some ambroxian in the background. After about 3-4 hours the oud is gone and you are left with what smells like the base of flamenco extrait and traces of oud. At this point, the leather is starting to trail off along with the smoke from the birch and the ambroxian starts to become more prominent. The base turns into a fruity (raspberry) scent. It's nice for what it is but I find Flamenco extrait a lot more interesting and better performing. If I had not tried Flamenco extrait I would have a full bottle of this but Im sticking with Flamenco extrait.

02/01/2024

6
Pricing 7
Bottle 6
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

ScottMcArron
11 Reviews

ScottMcArron

3

Pleasant fruity oud

A pleasant, easy to wear fruity oud with modest performance.

The oud is slightly sour, almost yeast-like, non-animalic. The tangy apple is not the sweet sour green apple of Promise but rather like dehydrated red apple chips. Mixes wonderfully with the rose and orange blossom. Very well blended. Otherwise, kind of boring. Seems to be missing something to set it apart or pique my interest.

I get about 6” projection in the first hour settling into 3-4” thereafter. Lasts quite awhile in that range. Not as good as my Bortnikoff’s, for instance, which most are rated as moderate (~7.5/10).

It’s very good, but it’s not super great and can’t compete in the Bortnikoff and Areej le Doré space, or even Frederic Malle’s middle eastern line although those can get ridiculously expensive.

I’d be happy to add it to the collection on a steeply discounted price but it’s just not quite worth the asking price, IMO. And I’m not sure I’d ever choose to wear it over the aforementioned brands. I’d spray Promise before this every time, even though it doesn’t have oud, but I love castoreum and the castoreum note juxtaposed with that fresh, spicy, sweet, sour green apple is simply amazing. And I can’t imagine anyone familiar with Bortnikoff and AlD being very impressed with this.

For me and my collection and where I’m at, this is a pass. There’s better out there at this price point. YMMV! Cheers!

06/08/2024

8
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 9
Scent

Plotzenhotz
5 Reviews

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Plotzenhotz

Very helpful Review 17

The limits of the Euro-Oud

Hey everyone,

i admit it openly and honestly: I am an oud lover! That's why I'm dedicating my first review after so long silently reading and smelling along to one of Ramon's demanding fragrances, the Alhambra Oud.

Fragrance:
We are dealing here with a very distinctive (just barely) Euro oud, which not only opens the fragrance and accompanies it until the very end (more on this below), but also defines it. It is the absolute star of the fragrance. Immediately after spraying, the wood is accompanied by a tangy, rather green apple, which by no means smells young or pungent. Mr. Monegal knows how to prevent this with the ripe oud. Over the next two to four hours, the apple develops more and more clearly into a rose. However, this step doesn't just happen digitally from 0 to 1, but something exciting and very skillful happens here for me. During the metamorphosis from a rose fruit to a flower, the Alhambra Oud goes through many, many facets. Always underpinned by a truly authentic, not too medicinal-clean, but NEVER (!) animalistic oud. (I once read that Ramon Monegal distils his essential oils himself. My respect at this point) Once the transformation is complete, a softer, less intense version of the perfume remains on the skin until the end. Ambroxan and birch nestle in lightly, latch on and carry the star fragrance oud to the end without demanding too much attention themselves. An olfactory journey far beyond the borders of the fortress in the south of Spain is over.

Longevity:
Long! Accompanies you from the moment you spray it on in the morning (or whenever) until you go to bed. Probably very independent of skin type.

Sillage:
The crux of the fragrance is that it really (really) fills the room. Good: you get a lot for your money. Bad: others too. So be careful and think about what you plan to do with it beforehand. I wouldn't take the fragrance with me on a train or plane journey because it is very potent. Three, maximum four sprays are easily enough and you will find yourself in an oriental cloud. Even though I only wear fragrances for myself and no one else, it's an act of consideration. :)

Flacon:
As usual with RM, very solid. The atomizer is certainly not at Roja level, but - honestly - does it have to be? I particularly like the hinged lid, nice idea.

Who is it for and how is it received? In my opinion, it is not a good fragrance for getting to know oud. Its intensity is demanding, it needs to be consciously worn and perceived. I can imagine that someone who is not yet too familiar with the note may tend to wash it off more quickly. I would therefore recommend it to people who want to delve deeper into the world of eagle wood after a few more pleasing fragrances. (I can only warmly recommend this :D) If you want to risk your first contact with oud, I would definitely refer you to fragrances by Jodi Fernandez (such as Infusion Velours Eau de Parfum or "London | Widian / AJ Arabia"). The man knows like no other how to incorporate wood in an understandable and compatible way. Incidentally, Agar Musk is also a good starter in the House of Monegal.
I find the fragrance rather masculine, but anyone with a certain attitude can certainly wear it. I don't want to place any age restrictions on it. It is clearly a statement fragrance and not a date fragrance, even if it is not an oriental "stinker". The other person may be overwhelmed without a trained nose. I like wearing the fragrance for myself and my girlfriend also really likes it when I wear it.
My insider tip: put it on for yourself on a fresh early summer Sunday morning, lie down on the terrace and let the sun and this fragrance slowly warm you up.

To get back to the title. For me, classifications into European and oriental oud fragrances are more vague guidelines than hard boundaries. In my eyes (or my nose, oh well whatever nevermind...), the Alhambra Oud can certainly give top dogs like the Nefs a run for their money in the advanced oud segment, but you can form your own impressions on this.

Enjoy the next time and see you soon...