24 Old Bond Street was classy, simple, and ultimately, rather bland. It wasn't aspiring to anything greater than just offering a classy scent profile that would offend no one. Okay, that's fine, but its sibling 24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée takes a small step into making this scent profile just a bit more interesting, without losing the simplicity at its core.
24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée opens a little sharper, pairing that gently piney juniper with some green, gently bitter galbanum. Below them sits the same gentle and delicate rose as in 24 Old Bond Street with a side of cardamom spice that seems to overpower the rose most of the time, but not with pungent spiciness; rather evenly spread, covering the rose's petals. But of course, the main player of the group is the tea, which is a little more herbal here than in the other iteration. It's the one (largely) responsible for the calming and soothing warmth. As for the base, the whiskey remains further from reach, although it still appends a notable boozy accent, now accompanied by some tonka bean to just ever so slightly bump up the sweetness, while very faint whispers of incense get dispersed around the room. It's an overall mild improvement over 24 Old Bond Street, but a step in the right direction is a step in the right direction, no matter how small it is, right?
With performance, I was again impressed by the longevity on my skin. 24 Old Bond Street nearly made it to 12 hours, so it was fair to assume the Triple Extract version here would reach at least as much. And well, it did make it to 12 hours, which is quite impressive for a profile largely dominated by tea accents. Projection-wise, however, you do get to see the gentler side of the fragrance. I got decent pushing power the first hour, nothing crazy, and around two hours in it would start softening down significantly. Not that anyone who'd wear a fragrance like this would want head-turning projection, though.
In the context of versatility, this will certainly strike today's youth as too "grown-up" or too "old man-smelling", so it will hardly be trending on TikTok. But that's a good thing. 24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée is perfectly suited for the warmer weather and evenings when you just want to sit back and enjoy the simple part of life, not go clubbing and drinking until you can't discern friend from foe.
Hence, 24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée will find its target audience. Fewer than the numbers amberwood-crammed and akigala-filled slops on shelves at Sephora will bring, but quality over quantity, always. Although not even I find myself in the target demographic of 24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée, I appreciate its simplicity and its stable, unglamorous approach. Some people are searching just for that, and for those few, maybe the price is worth it. I don't exactly know why anyone would rather choose 24 Old Bond Street instead of 24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract Eau de Cologne Concentrée, as I find that the added galbanum and more herbal tea only aid in making the scent profile a little better, even if ultimately the differences between the two become inconspicuous. But oh, well, each to their own.
