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Assenzio Borsari 1870 2010

7.6 / 10 112 Ratings

A popular perfume by Borsari 1870 for men, released in 2010. The scent is fruity-woody. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fruity

Woody

Spicy

Sweet

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Frankincense Pear

Pear

Plum

Heart Notes

Pear

Absinth

Cedarwood

Base Notes

Tonka bean

Ambergris

Oakmoss

Ratings

Scent

7.6112 Ratings

Longevity

7.085 Ratings

Sillage

5.776 Ratings

Bottle

7.269 Ratings

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/10/2015

7Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

K1
121 Reviews

K1

1

Sensual mellow warmth

Chypre fruities are usually composed on half fougère mossy base with lush lactonic fruity heart. Assenzio is a chypre fruity based on mossy base and oriental fruity top instead of lactonic peach or apricot or coconut. This fragrance has very fleshy plum with gastronomic image made upon pear and olibanum. Strange! Then surprisingly plum fades down and pear continues with cedar and moss and coumarin.
Not so special perfume but very good to refresh with a warm sensual indoor perfume. Mediocre projection and longevity.
6.5/10

07/19/2015

9Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Sarungal
69 Reviews

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Sarungal

Top Review 31

William's Christian Pear

Once there lay in the deep grass
A little pear of quite lovely measure.
The hips round, the shoulders slim,
Yet it felt terribly grim.

The pear said: “I’m so alone!
That’s why I’d like to be drunk, you know.”
Then a little plum quickly came by.
To the pear, it was all the same, oh my.

“Hey pear, you look so pissed.
How about Pastor William Christ?”
“Oh go away, how dull. I need absinthe,
As long as my soul is in a spin.”

The plum fetches the priest in a rush -
He only brings incense and no hash.
He shakes his head with worry and dread,
While the two steal his pot instead.

He smokes with solemnity and might,
Almost like cinnamon, but not quite.
They’ve also stolen the altar wine,
So that it numbs their minds just fine.

Soon they are merry, dancing with glee.
(The pastor sits long on the loo,
From where it smells of cedar wood,
While the man sings chorales, as he should.)

Drunk on vanilla, wide as tonka
And completely freed from their thoughts,
The pear spins around in a whirl.
(The pastor thinks: “What a mess, what a swirl!

I’m shitting cedar, getting robbed,
They’ve spoiled the altar wine, how mobbed.
Now the stuff smells like pear schnapps.
What am I to do, dear Paps?”)

Then it roars in the woods, a voice speaks
(William’s senses are nearly at their peaks).
And the pear also quickly halts,
Caught in divine, pure love’s vaults.

“Go home, set up the still.
I’m annoyed by this Gothic, strict chill!
And take the good pear with you.
It’ll make the schnapps really true.”

Since then it’s a custom in the church space
(And for the pear, quite a dream to embrace),
That Christ’s aromas smell so fine
And indeed of pear, not of wine.

11/18/2010

8Scent 5Longevity

Apicius
1328 Reviews

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Apicius

Top Review 22

Simple, unconventional, genius!

The brand Borsari 1870 was previously unknown to me. I suspected the usual classic range along Italian "Aqua di Something" lines. However, the perfume Assenzio presents itself as completely independent, without known models or references. To get straight to the point: Assenzio is a major achievement.

Assenzio features very unusual scent notes: pear, plum, absinthe. Together with incense, cedarwood, and moss - what could that create?

I like pear; I usually know this note from less successful men's fragrances of the aquatic kind. Plum I find problematic, as it can easily evoke Christmas and take on a broad gourmand character. Absinthe-like notes remind me of very specific, bitter, polarizing perfumes: Skarb by Humicki & Graef or Mark Birley, which would also be the next relatives of Assenzio.

Pear and plum work well together here; they create something that I would like to call the fruity-vibrant aspect of Assenzio. The rest is a dead wasteland. Nasty green, but bitter-herbaceous absinthe notes, with the wafts of incense above, and the cedar is so dry that even the woodworm would die of thirst! Assenzio is undoubtedly a perfume with bite in its fundamental mood - no excessive opulence, everything feels clear, slim, and very straightforward.

This is the first perfume where a plum note doesn’t get on my nerves. No, not plum puree, no plum cake, and nothing festive either. Successfully, these tendencies have been avoided. The pear is fresh-green. Together, this creates a completely unique note that has never been perceived before. The absinthe-like bitterness fits in wonderfully. Very well done!

The base notes do not appear independently, but amber, moss, and tonka can be sensed as an almost completely hidden foundation.

I am thrilled. Here, worn paths have been abandoned, and without excessive complexity, something new has been created with Assenzio. Such a thing can be called genius. Assenzio is a great, but unconventional fragrance experience. Whether I would wear it, I do not yet know. I will definitely not set the sample aside. At the moment, the strangeness still prevails, but that could change. To be continued!

05/27/2012

9Scent 7.5Longevity 2.5Sillage

Louce
138 Reviews

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Louce

Top Review

Perassenzio

Everything, but really everything in Assenzio revolves around the pear!
The usual triviality of fruit notes is skillfully contradicted by this extra-summery, full-bodied, intense, and intoxicating pear that I can't get enough of.

The plum is not staged for its own sake, but plays a significant role in shaping the pear note: The pear is initially green and somewhat unripe. When it meets the plum right at the beginning, it somewhat accelerates its ripening. The dark sweet plum touch emphasizes sweetness and sunshine, while the fruit acidity gradually decreases and the initially firm flesh slowly transforms into grainy, juicy softness. Now, with the (by the way, skillfully seamless) transition from the top note to the heart, the pear that is the focus has been worked out:
Ripe, pure bliss.
Now a handful of dry cedar wood shavings and the namesake absinthe accord are added. However... it doesn't really become absinthe. Yes, there is something discernible that underscores the now dry turn of the fragrance, and it also plays a considerable part in the beautiful green herbal quality that is increasingly spreading alongside the described ripening process... but absinthe? Much more like pastis! The olfactory companionship of Ronins and the real comparison test with a bottle of Ricard (which had to be slightly emptied right after) clearly helped to determine: It is pastis. Not vermouth, not absinthe, nor anise in itself, but the scent of anise liqueur that can be tangibly recognized in Assenzio. But just like with the plum, not for itself, but to emphasize the increasingly magnificent pear.
It is now ripe and is contrasted with freshness; it is juicy and is juxtaposed with dryness; it is fruit-sweet and has green herbs added... and now the time is ripe for the incense.
From the very beginning, it has been added to the pear accord. After being briefly noticeable at the start, it then holds back until the late middle. Initially, it is relatively cool and narrow, restrained, not smoky, and unusually compact and firm... as if the incense resin block has not yet been ignited. It initially supports the plum-provoked ripening process and then underscores the bitterness of the green-dry middle. But now it can finally expand. It becomes wonderfully deep and warm now (without completely giving up the fruit freshness). The pear is enriched more and more with the splendid, relatively bright, and only slightly oriental incense. The other listed base notes are not perceivable on their own but support the incense part.

So plump, full, and splendidly incense-fueled, the pear now radiates for a long time without significant sillage on the skin. Very long! Astonishingly long for an EdC!

My summer 2012 is accompanied by Assenzio.

06/02/2012

8Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Chanelle
751 Reviews

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Chanelle

Top Review 17

Birnophobe, you can breathe easy!

Thanks to dear Louce, I finally have my pear phobia under control. She practically pressed a sample of Assenzio to my nose without me being able to resist, and I bit the sour apple, or rather, I let myself be tempted to endure pear scent No. ninety... what truly dreadful pear experiences I have had - they all came rushing back in my memory: A few years ago, Sunny Frutti by Escada, which I had to avoid for an entire summer; or just recently, the Lola wave that unexpectedly and tsunami-like washed over me, leaving me gasping for breath for weeks...
BUT! Assenzio has been louce-tested and deemed wearable, so I closed my eyes and sprayed it on.
I went through the motions: curiosity, disgust, infatuation, indifference, and lifelong friendship. All in ONE bottle!
It started with a sweet Williams pear in nut note. Actually delicious, although distinctly pear-like. Then the pear gradually disappears...(not a loss, really), and the scent becomes deliciously smoky and a bit creamy-woody, while still remaining gourmand-sweet. Where does that come from? No fruit, no flower in the world can do that. I am impressed.
Slowly, a little plum makes its appearance and waves shyly. She is very friendly and brings something deliciously alcoholic with her, so I welcome her warmly. She also fits perfectly with the other attendees, the cedarwood, etc. At times, the scent reminds me of an EldO, I just don't know which one, and my heart beats faster...
I am extraordinarily pleased with the sillage.
The base radiates and is wonderfully soft, lightly smoky-resinous, and powdery sweet.
Give the pear a chance, it has rehabilitated itself!

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