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Aramis Tobacco Reserve Aramis 2018

8.1 / 10 226 Ratings

A popular perfume by Aramis for men, released in 2018. The scent is spicy-smoky. The longevity is above-average. It was last marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Spicy

Smoky

Woody

Sweet

Resinous

Fragrance Notes

Tobacco leaf

Tonka bean Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Clary sage Iris

Iris

Oakmoss

Blackcurrant

Ratings

Scent

8.1226 Ratings

Longevity

8.0207 Ratings

Sillage

7.6201 Ratings

Bottle

7.0201 Ratings

Value for money

8.367 Ratings

Submitted by Cincy, last update on 04/19/2025.

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Reviews

13 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/17/2020

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

ArkangeL
156 Reviews

ArkangeL

1

Savagely Sophisticated

What we have here, is a hidden gem. I didn't think much of Tobacco Reserve immediately after application, other than having the classic Aramis DNA. Which didn't last long before taking on a new identity. After a few minutes, I got serious Tobacco Vanille vibes... if Tobacco Vanille came out in the 80s, due to the considerable amount of oakmoss in the composition. I'm aware Aramis was released in '66, but came to be quite popular in the 80s.

Tobacco Reserve has its very own personality, with some familiar facets relative of Tom Ford or Spicebomb Extrême as some have mentioned. I say that confidently with both notes and quality in mind. I hate the term "beast mode", but I'll say it's savagely sophisticated.

02/12/2020

MasterLi
376 Reviews

MasterLi

Sweet, Green, & Aged Tobacco blend...

This is a good tobacco fragrance. The house of Aramis has done this before, with Havana. Whereas that one was more spicy and green, this is more musty and sweet. I love the vanilla here and it balances with the dry, musty tobacco. The oakmoss, nutmeg and clary sage combined with the tobacco (and to my nose a vetiver note) gives this a dry, greenish tobacco quality. In terms of the dark, tobacco vibe mixed with vanilla-ish sweetness (from the tonka bean), it reminds me in the opening of Bvlgari Black, but only for an instant. From then on it develops into a very well blended grown up scent.

I do love the way that this is mature and it is dark and green but also sweet. I think this is a good addition to tobacco fragrances in general. This definitely fills a "green tobacco" vibe and it is a good choice for a developed nose I would say. I don't think this appeals to a very young designer audience but those who love tobacco and mature smells will like this.

01/08/2021

8Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

NuiWhakakore
110 Reviews

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NuiWhakakore

Top Review 31

On a Grand Voyage

The year had started off so well. After the rum debacle at Christmas, the Miss Fortune set sail shortly after Three Kings and replenished the rum supplies at the next port. The crew was back to its old self, with all the pros and cons. O’Connel smelled almost like before, and the food was as usual. Even one-eyed Pete was back in action, within his limits, as he was on level.
Then they had cruised the Caribbean Sea for three months, always on the lookout for loot and fleeing from the Spaniards. They simply had no luck, could not locate any merchant ships, and had narrowly escaped a warship once. The crew's morale was therefore not particularly high when they finally landed the big haul in Montego Bay. The loot was practically unguarded, and there were no major incidents during loading. Well, Skinny Norris had shirked his work and then fallen asleep, which caused him to miss the departure. It wouldn’t have been so bad if he hadn’t thought he needed to swim after them. He almost made it, but a shark is just in its element in the water and therefore a bit faster.
Now the entire ship was packed with bales of the finest tobacco. Cargo was piled everywhere; the ship was simply too small for such a load. A few sacks of spices seemed to be included as well, and one or two bales had probably already developed some mold. But that could also be due to the old planks of the Miss Fortune.
During the crossing to Point Comfort, the crew was in high spirits, while their captain grew more nervous by the day. The crew attributed it to a possible discovery by the British. No wonder, as they wouldn’t even have been able to defend themselves properly; the cannon barrels were stuffed with tobacco, and they wouldn’t have found the powder under all the cargo. But that wasn’t the reason.
The captain had read a book, his Christmas gift, seized from a British merchant ship. By an A. Smith, The Wealth of Nations. At first, he found it incredibly boring, but with the increasing lull in privateering, he could find some value in it, specifically an idea. An exceedingly dangerous, indeed, downright reckless idea: to buy a load of tobacco cheaply and then sell it at a high price! BUY! If the crew found that out, he would be finished.
And so he hoped to fight his growing nervousness with rum, managing to get through the days until their arrival in Point Comfort. Because one thing was certain: he wouldn’t be trying honest trade anytime soon. It was simply far too risky…

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The Tobacco Reserve starts off very sweet with tonka and tobacco. Sage adds spice, and nutmeg provides a subtle sharpness. Fruity notes flash briefly and then disappear again. I wouldn't have recognized blackcurrant. At the end, there's a bit of moss, and that’s it. The initial sweetness becomes more bearable over time, creating a finely balanced scent between tobacco and spices, which also has quite good longevity. I don’t find it smoky.

Pirate thanks to Serafina!

01/27/2020

9.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

GucciBratan
13 Reviews

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GucciBratan

Top Review 19

The Better Spicebomb Extreme

This fragrance is certainly not one that everyone is familiar with.

The brand "Aramis" is probably only known to those who have some knowledge in the perfume field.
But doesn't mainstream equal bad?

The answer is quite clear: NO!

With this fragrance, Aramis has likely released the best scent I have purchased in a long time. I now wear it almost daily in winter, and it never gets boring, as it is something special that you don't smell on every corner like, for example, One Million or Sauvage. The scent of fresh tobacco leaf and nutmeg, along with tonka bean and blackcurrants, is simply world-class. And the best part is that the perfume is available at an unbelievably good price in a department store that has already been mentioned multiple times in the statements.

For me, it is currently the best winter fragrance available for men. For this price, you won't find anything nearly as good on the market.

Of course, Spicebomb is mainstream and is heavily pushed by many (including the Pirouette Man) on YouTube and Instagram, etc., but the scent is just too sweet and can be described as a cinnamon-vanilla bomb. Aramis takes a different approach here and thus creates a winter fragrance that has much more class than Spicebomb Extreme. I can only recommend this fragrance for younger people as well.

The best fragrance from Aramis in a long time.

Feel free to tear me apart for this, as there are indeed many Spicebomb fans and this is my first comment here.
But when comparing prices, Aramis is clearly the winner for me.

03/02/2020

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Chizza
361 Reviews

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Chizza

Top Review 9

Gentle and Only Slightly Sweet Tobacco at the Beginning

I usually find tobacco interesting in fragrances, and so I couldn't pass this one by. In my opinion, Tobacco Reserve starts off very sweet, which would be too much for me if it continued that way. However, it doesn't, as the sweetness becomes less pronounced and more bearable, while remaining calm overall. The perfume accompanies you in a charming, unobtrusive manner. Sure, with this note it may be more environmentally friendly, but that somehow elevates Tobacco Reserve to a higher, more sublime level. In my eyes, it's something for everyone who enjoys the scent of tobacco in a fragrance but doesn't want to be too forward. Anyway, after two hours it becomes rather more robust. It will find its place in my wardrobe and will be taken out from time to time.

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