Top Notes 
Calabrian bergamot
Guatemala cardamom
Spearmint
Heart Notes 
Ceylon tea
Green Ceylon tea
Base Notes 
Indian cumin
Indian papyrus
Paraguayan gaiac wood
05/23/2025
ClaireV
830 Reviews
ClaireV
1
Nails the mint tea accord, slips up with a lazy musk in the rear
Philtre Ceylon is essentially a cold, black tea fragrance with a hit of leafy mint for added freshness. There is spice too, but the perfumers have cleverly sidestepped any reference to hot, sweet chai or to the vague milkiness that seems to come along with chai for the ride. Philtre Ceylon does a great job of retaining a dark, bitter edge that works very well in hot weather.
Unfortunately – or fortunately, depending on your liking for Atelier Cologne – the strangely glassy white musk that forms the base for most of their fragrances eventually shows up here as well, diluting the pungency of the tea. But the black tea accord up top is just so well done that it would be curmudgeonly of me not to give this an unreserved two thumbs up for casual summer wear, especially if you’re a tea freak.
Unfortunately – or fortunately, depending on your liking for Atelier Cologne – the strangely glassy white musk that forms the base for most of their fragrances eventually shows up here as well, diluting the pungency of the tea. But the black tea accord up top is just so well done that it would be curmudgeonly of me not to give this an unreserved two thumbs up for casual summer wear, especially if you’re a tea freak.
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