Speaking as someone who has been working with perfumery aromachemicals and natural extractives for the better part of 15 years, it is hard for me to see this for anything other than its constituents and the fact that it is a pretty average fragrance when you really break it down to them. It's also one of my favorite mainstream creations of all time, and that's coming from a guy who doesn't have a 1000 bottle shrine, or who seeks out the new hyped banger.
When this came out, it really set a trend for "niche" (I hate this term) perfume, and I can confidently say this has been an inspiration for so many perfumers who came later.
It's sweet, it's spicy, it's woody, it's honey and booze and fruity and brooding, with a friendly, sexy "come hither" pull. It's a whiskey cocktail. It's a leather chaise that has seen the unthinkable. It's the storage room of a Northwestern farmhouse rife with fruits of the fall harvest.
It's a clever creation. I am reminded a bit of oak, tobacco, tea, peaches, and something I've never been able to totally isolate. While I know most of its secrets and it doesn't wow me like it once did almost 15 years ago, it's still one of my most frequently worn fragrances, and I have to bow down in appreciation and admiration, for, in my opinion, one of the most important trendsetters of the 2010s perfume scene.
You should try this at least once if you haven't. A sort of historical study piece.
