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Hello barrel my old friend…
Whisky. And wood. And whisky. And wood.
An oak barrel with whisky, but not the boozy, fruity kind. The dryer, maltier one.
The naming of the scent is confusing: if there’s oud in it, it sure doesn’t show itself up front. There is no classic oudy cheesy barnyard smell whatsoever (and I do appreciate the dirtiness of the “raw” oud like in Amouages King Blue!) and the woody part is more of an old branch your dog picks up from the ditch and adopts.
Though it has a sourness to it that might come from the oud, I feel like it’s more in line with a raw (not pipe!) tobacco note?
Nevertheless I quite like it - it’s far from anything else in my collection and for the odd occasion when I want to smell like a newly cracked cask of Speyside single malt, it’s perfect. Powerfull sillage for the first two/three hours, slowly settling to a long lasting skin scent that matches the fall vibe well.
Worth noting I blind bought this (in search of Daring Saffiano also from The Collection) for close to 100€. I would not pay full retail for it. Highly recommend sampling if you want a bit of an outlier in the woody category, but definitely not a crowd pleaser.
Oh, and the bottle is…a bit bland and “cheap”. Good weight but no magnetic cap and the label just looks a bit low budget. Doesn’t match the price level in my opinion.
An oak barrel with whisky, but not the boozy, fruity kind. The dryer, maltier one.
The naming of the scent is confusing: if there’s oud in it, it sure doesn’t show itself up front. There is no classic oudy cheesy barnyard smell whatsoever (and I do appreciate the dirtiness of the “raw” oud like in Amouages King Blue!) and the woody part is more of an old branch your dog picks up from the ditch and adopts.
Though it has a sourness to it that might come from the oud, I feel like it’s more in line with a raw (not pipe!) tobacco note?
Nevertheless I quite like it - it’s far from anything else in my collection and for the odd occasion when I want to smell like a newly cracked cask of Speyside single malt, it’s perfect. Powerfull sillage for the first two/three hours, slowly settling to a long lasting skin scent that matches the fall vibe well.
Worth noting I blind bought this (in search of Daring Saffiano also from The Collection) for close to 100€. I would not pay full retail for it. Highly recommend sampling if you want a bit of an outlier in the woody category, but definitely not a crowd pleaser.
Oh, and the bottle is…a bit bland and “cheap”. Good weight but no magnetic cap and the label just looks a bit low budget. Doesn’t match the price level in my opinion.