Aventus Creed 2010

Aventus - Hardly a fragrance is as hyped as this Creed.
He was my first niche fragrance and I must already say that this fruity-smoky note smells very pleasant and high quality. A quality that I did not know until then - absolutely top of the top.
The fragrance starts very fresh and fruity - concise is the high-quality pineapple note, which most clones do not get there. In the course and in the drydown it is then softer and smoother and a slightly smoky note joins. All in all, a top fragrance.

Disadvantageous, however, are the sometimes extreme differences in the batches. I can Creed in this point unfortunately not understand. "Consistency is the key to success" and here Aventus unfortunately does not score at all. Generally, the batches can be divided into three categories.
There is the ehr fruity variant (which I prefer), the ehr smoky variant and the balanced variant.
The batches differ so much that the manufacturer Parfums Vintage has even specialized in copying the different variants and offer.

With the very smoky and "aggressive" Aventus variant, I can well understand that this does not please everyone. However, these batches are not bad at all, only tastes are just different and you have to like this but strong smoky vibe.
The fruity and balanced batches, on the other hand, go in the direction of "crowdpleaser" and are applicable in almost every situation.

Surely there are buyers and lovers for all batches. But I advise everyone who is interested in Aventus, to deal well with the perfume beforehand and look for a suitable batch.

In general, Aventus is for me yet a masterpiece of Creed.