Havana Geo. F. Trumper 2019
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Amor de loca juventud
I have never been to Cuba, but imagination can take you pretty far. Imagine a tropical market, because you smell fresh chiles, dried chiles (Peruvian aji amarillo??), slightly unripe mango, green tobacco, dried tobacco and, the apex note: a perfect rendition of the middle notes of a Cuban cigar, an expensive Cohiba. Trumper does not dare mentioning it, although it is so obviously an impression of a good cigar in there. As long as I have this cologne, I shall never miss my crazy younger days when we bought far too expensive Cuban cigars (and you could smoke them anywhere). The best part of it is also, really, to smell them before smoking them.
A little grapefruit freshness as described perhaps, but: I invite you to rather imagine a gentleman's club in the tropics, and you are just a millisecond from your first sip of the Cuban cocktail El Presidente – just as the nose prepares you to enjoy the combination of orange curaçao, white rum, the spices of a Dolin blanc vermouth, freshly made grenadine syrup from fresh pomegranates, and, as the finishing touch, a fresh twist of lemon peel squeezed over the glass and discarded, for the most delicate citrus oil scent you ever had.
For the first time, I rate something 10, because I really would not know what else to do. Most tobacco scents are a bit strange or too sweet for my taste, although I like them well enough on others. And I certainly do not like the generic, synthetic "tropical note" of whatever kind. But Trumper's Havana is a masterpiece. It is a cologne in character, meaning that it gives a fresh impression and does not have any heavy sillage. It is rounded and subtle enough for daytime and evening use the year around. Apply it in an early summer's evening as a perfect top-up of whatever cologne you took in the morning. Indulge in the dreams of a tropical summer on any winter party, or whenever you want. If you are looking for a ~12 hours longevity perfume, this is not it, but it lasts on me maybe 6-8 hours.
A little grapefruit freshness as described perhaps, but: I invite you to rather imagine a gentleman's club in the tropics, and you are just a millisecond from your first sip of the Cuban cocktail El Presidente – just as the nose prepares you to enjoy the combination of orange curaçao, white rum, the spices of a Dolin blanc vermouth, freshly made grenadine syrup from fresh pomegranates, and, as the finishing touch, a fresh twist of lemon peel squeezed over the glass and discarded, for the most delicate citrus oil scent you ever had.
For the first time, I rate something 10, because I really would not know what else to do. Most tobacco scents are a bit strange or too sweet for my taste, although I like them well enough on others. And I certainly do not like the generic, synthetic "tropical note" of whatever kind. But Trumper's Havana is a masterpiece. It is a cologne in character, meaning that it gives a fresh impression and does not have any heavy sillage. It is rounded and subtle enough for daytime and evening use the year around. Apply it in an early summer's evening as a perfect top-up of whatever cologne you took in the morning. Indulge in the dreams of a tropical summer on any winter party, or whenever you want. If you are looking for a ~12 hours longevity perfume, this is not it, but it lasts on me maybe 6-8 hours.
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