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Kanøn Kanøn 1966 Eau de Toilette

7.1 / 10 35 Ratings

A perfume by Kanøn for men, released in 1966. The scent is spicy-woody. It is being marketed by Palm Beach Beauté.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Animal

Smoky

Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Clary sage

Sicilian bergamot

Key lime

Heart Notes

Lily of the valley

Frankincense

Egyptian jasmine

Cinnamon leaf Violet

Violet

Base Notes

Amber

Musk

Oakmoss

Honey

Moss

Patchouli

Sandalwood

Haitian vetiver

Ratings

Scent

7.135 Ratings

Longevity

6.531 Ratings

Sillage

6.231 Ratings

Bottle

7.336 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/17/2025.

Interesting Facts

This scent was marketed by Scannon Ltd. in the past.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Moustache Eau de Toilette

Original Musk Blend No. 1

Reviews

4 in-depth fragrance descriptions

05/14/2012

BobJ
11 Reviews

BobJ

Helpful Review 4

A "Gentlemanly" fragrance from the 1960's.

I was gifted a small mini of this, along with a number of other things, by a friend who works at a perfume shop. The mini looks like the original bottle, funky wood cap and all.

And to be honest, not exactly the most modern stuff, but what should we expect from a fragrance that (despite the date mentioned on this page) comes to us from almost 50 years ago ? So "Gentlemanly" is probably the proper term. I'm plenty old myself, and remember scents like this, so perhaps my perspective is skewed and this fragrance would be viewed differently by a younger person. But at my age, I find myself a bit frightened to be reminded how old I really am, and I found the smell of Kanon did have a tendency to remind me of that.

However, the other surprise I took away from Kanon was the fact that an inexpensive fragrance like this ( under $20, and sometimes under $10) does not have to smell cheap or poorly thought-out. This is clearly a well-made fragrance, and serves to embarrass those of us who happily shell out large sums of money for many of the lesser fragrances we purchase.

Perhaps this fragrance is not for me, and should be viewed as more of a lesson in history, but good quality stuff none the less.

02/18/2015

6.5Scent 4Longevity 6Sillage

FabianO
65 Reviews

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FabianO

1

Mild-spicy little water with homeopathic animal tones

Is my nose so used to so many things by now? I can't quite understand the uproar below about the "wild," even "animalistic" opening.

Undoubtedly, there is a decent portion of civet-like aroma in there, but compared to "Jules," "Polo," "Kouros," and other old classics with provocation potential, "Kanøn" seems extremely nice to harmless to me.

It starts citrusy, lightly sage-spicy. After 5 minutes, a slightly sweet accompaniment joins in, likely the cinnamon leaf combined with a hint of honey.
A slight acidity provides some background tension, while it is generally noticeable that the scent quickly "settles down." It is lasting, but already close to the skin.

In the middle part, it is quite herb-floral due to lily of the valley, while the scent overall feels rather soft, building a hint of mossiness, all processed relatively smoothly.
The initial honey-like sweetness fades into a mild, slightly cool incense quality, gently scratching at vegetable impressions - homeopathically, vetiver comes into play.

All in all, it is pleasant to smell, but due to the rather mediocre sillage, it is not a manifestation of striking phase changes.

01/05/2015

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Cappellusman
358 Reviews

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Cappellusman

2

Patience is a virtue for you...

... and don't judge a perfume by its top note. The top note is indeed extremely intense here. I don't perceive gasoline solvent, but rather an extremely animalistic and offensive opening. This certainly grabs attention and creates suspense about what might come next...

The initial punch and the sweetness that is also present then calm down during the development of the fragrance, and a beautiful and rounded spiciness takes the helm. When you take a look at the fragrance pyramid, the suspicion is confirmed. There are indeed many and "unusual" ingredients listed. This is likely where the little chaos at the beginning comes from. Meanwhile - and I refer here to my headline - patience pays off here, and ultimately all the accords come together to form a harmonious overall picture.

The longevity on my skin is remarkable, while the sillage remains noticeable but not intrusive. I really like the bottle, it's a nice change in shape.

"Kanon" is still relatively easy to obtain and for quite a small price. A tip perhaps for those who want something a bit more subtle than hits like "Pasha" or "Jules," so to speak, as a light version.

09/15/2013

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7Sillage

Yatagan
415 Reviews

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Yatagan

Top Review 17

When is a man a man?

Uncommented Fragrances No. 2

Fragrances from the 60s that are still produced largely unchanged today are probably not that easy to find. Even Dior's Eau Sauvage, which shaped my taste in fragrances for years and is likely responsible for my preference for citrus-green scents, has been adjusted over time, thanks to Europe's regulatory zeal (which can be read ironically or quite seriously, depending on one's perspective). The original charm has been lost.

However, this fragrance here has always remained the same in my memory (and that memory goes back quite a way in this case). It may be that the impact of its presence has been somewhat softened. For this "Canon" is not light singing, but serious music, a bit austere, yet melancholic, sublime, and pathetic in its conclusion.

Canon by Scannon belongs to a series of similarly powerful fragrances from the 60s (and the following years), all of which turned out to be quite sweet for men's fragrances, and one could only see the masculine image through the associated advertising campaigns. I no longer remember how the already rarely represented Canon was advertised in Germany, but in the advertising campaigns for comparable fragrances (Royal Copenhagen, Brut, Stetson), there were tough men with chest hair (Brut), optionally also cowboys (Stetson), or rugged faces. Hardly any man would have reached for such a fragrance if he had relied solely on his olfactory impression, as it strongly resembles women's fragrances, albeit with a robust undertone, often featuring a musk note, which was said to have a certain effect on the opposite sex and was especially omnipresent in the 70s.

So why was there a certain preference for soft men's fragrances in the 60s and 70s, which still had a clear image of gender roles? Luca Turin also refers to this phenomenon in his publications. My thesis is: Because in those days, men's fragrances were not bought by men, but by women, and here's how it went: My father, born in 1926, already over 40 at the time of my birth, would never have gone into a perfume store and selected a fragrance for himself. That did not fit the image of men at that time. Men's fragrances (mostly just aftershaves anyway) were chosen for the man by his wife and discreetly placed in the bathroom, at most displayed on the gift table for certain festive occasions. The man then wore what the woman liked. A musk note, sweet leather notes, which historically have always been more associated with men (leather = saddle = hunting = masculine aura), and moss (traditionally found mainly in English fragrances) were a suitable combination to evoke an impression of masculinity while also pleasing women in those long-gone days. In this regard, tastes have apparently changed significantly.

Canon took a rather moderate path. A citrusy opening with a pleasantly soft lemon note gradually recedes to make way for this characteristic combination of woody, leathery (probably birch, styrax, civet, amber, patchouli, or comparable fragrance materials) and mossy accents that define the soft yet masculine sweetness of the fragrance.

While in Stetson, Royal Copenhagen, and Canoe (which was originally conceived as a women's fragrance in the 30s), the sweet undertone lingers for a long time in the base, it dissipates over time in Canon and transforms into a more austere, stricter, woodier tone that certainly carries distinctly masculine traits, even though I can quite well imagine it on women. One could criticize a somewhat unharmonious combination of animalistic and woody accents, which appeared more balanced in other representatives of this type.

Whether the fragrance is still contemporary must be judged with care. A single test does not seem sufficient for this. One could certainly argue that fragrances like Canoe or Brut are children of their time and could seem foreign and irritating today. On the other hand, it is precisely those fragrances that perfume lovers find exciting and attractive, which stand out from the monotony of mass production. While the fragrance direction described above was still quite ubiquitous in the 60s and 70s, it is now exotic and unusual and could therefore find its admirers once again.

Statements

5 short views on the fragrance

Yatagan

8 days ago

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7Sillage

16

6

Here, the base plays the main role: sweet yet masculine, robust musk in a traditional, more American style.

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Cappellusman

10 months ago

8Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

5

3

Kanon - Crunchy, Robust, Cult. You just have to like such an uncompromising old-school scent, especially if you have a thing for masculine fragrances.

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