In a nutshell:
For me,
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum is the best winter fragrance I've had the pleasure of getting to know in my fragrance career.
In short, it is an incredibly juicy Danube wave with cherries, served with a hot chocolate in an elegant café. Fleeing from the sugar massacre, you find yourself in his newly configured sports car with a luxurious leather interior. The aroma of the café, which seems to cling to your leather jacket, and the Danube wave wrapped up for the lady at home, spreads through the sinfully expensive car and fills the air with a wonderful elegance of new car leather, juicy cherries, airy cream and delicate dark chocolate.
This is exactly how
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum smells.
The long version:
I received
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum as a surprise sample in the mail. Curious, I took a sample and was offended to discover that the lid was torn and the atomizer had been activated a few times during transport. However, this was not to bother me any further, as the fragrance that had soaked through the envelope and rose up to meet me as I unpacked it was a revelation of gourmand heavenliness.
Curious, I investigated the "Sora Dora" fragrance house and, to the detriment of my wallet, realized that the price I had to pay was exorbitantly higher than I had imagined. In retrospect, however, I have to conclude that the
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum is worth every penny.
--The course of the fragrance--
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum begins with an extreme cherry explosion. There is a strong resemblance here to the Gorumand King
Lost Cherry Eau de Parfum and the Electress
Duchessa, but this subsides after a few seconds.
In the further course, a noble-soft leatheriness takes over, paired with shallow toffee-caramel, which is used as a sugary additive in the warm dark cocoa with amaretto shot.
The drydown, on the other hand, leaves behind a soft vanilla with warm tonka bean, which makes you rave about wonderful evenings with friends over coffee and doughnuts in leather armchairs before you get into your 500 hp car and speed off into the sunset...
--The sillage and longevity--
The sillage is overwhelming. The initially extremely strong and room-filling projection lasts up to 2 hours before it mutates into a 2-meter radius cloud. This projection is very respectable and leaves nothing to be desired. The
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum definitely lives up to the title of the extrait de parfum (9/10).
Depending on the dosage, it lasts between 8-12 hours. However, the drydown is still clearly perceptible several days after application, leaving a comfortingly warm vanilla blanket clinging to the blessed garment (9/10).
--The bottle--
The solid tinted glass, the pressure-sensitive fine atomizer, the heavy and grained lid, as well as the fine vivid writing create a harmonious overall composition. In addition, the enclosed and really thick microfiber cloth is useful for cleaning the face of the bottle and makes the thing complete. Here, the presentation does justice to the price and sets the standard far too high for many competitors in the price category (*cough* Tom Ford *cough*). There's nothing to complain about here (10/10).
--The conclusion--
To summarize, I can say that the bankruptcy-inducing price noted at the beginning does not seem to be so unjustified according to my honest summary. A small coin looks different, but considering the considerable achievements of
Mandorle Extrait de Parfum, the honorary award as a diamond among gourmands is well deserved.
Thank you for reading
Moritz
Top Notes 
Tonka bean absolute
Almond
Cocoa absolute
Heart Notes 
Suede
Cashmere wood
Heliotrope
Rum CO2
Base Notes 
Caramel
Woody notes
White musk
Vanilla
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