It was the running rumor for weeks (if not months) prior to the launch of
Old Fashioned that the fragrance was a re-release of the well-regarded but now discontinued
Single Malt London. While I am here to stamp those rumors as being true, I am also here to stamp that the re-release is unable to match the highs of the past.
The funny part about when you first put on
Single Malt London is that the scent doesn't instantly waft and the same thing happens here with
Old Fashioned, but once the scent hits your nose, it is undebatable that the scent tries to reimagine
Single Malt London. The structure retains the sweet-spicy DNA in the opening, but it is missing the sensational plum compote opening of
Single Malt London as the fruitiness isn't that evident, instead smelling a bit closer to apple (if there's any fruitiness to begin with).
The base and the evolution differ substantially. The original
Single Malt London is built upon medicinal ambers with mild woody nuances. Contrast that to
Old Fashioned which is mainly built on a dry woody and boozy smell with the woodiness offering a very realistic oak barrel type of smell. The aforementioned ambers never appear with
Old Fashioned and as such, the overlap in not identical. The structures of both feature warm spiciness as a leading accord, but
Single Malt London has more fruitiness both in the open and throughout the wearing cycle.
This review was originally written on the 30th of August 2024 when
Old Fashioned just came out. I subsequently sold my bottle for a strong price, meaning I didn't lose $ even after buying it for full retail (since Kilian adds travel sizes to their orders). In the summer of 2025, I managed to acquire full bottles of both
Apple Brandy New York and
Single Malt London. As of the 23rd of August 2025 when I am writing this revision, Single Malt remains the superior product, but I feel like the dry-down of
Old Fashioned actually smells more like
Apple Brandy New York which has a similar woody-boozy dry-down. For those who haven't experienced Single Malt, I'd say
Old Fashioned will only get you in the ballpark of the original product and for anybody seeking the superior product, this is unfortunately not that. Nonetheless, it smells significantly different to Kilian's current catalogue and is worth a look, esp. with product occasionally trading for 50% of retail.
Top Notes 
Wheat absolute
Davana
Heart Notes 
Cedarwood
Immortelle absolute
Base Notes 
Tolu balm
Styrax
Merlotsupern
NicheOnly
MrIDK
Omnipotato
Gourmandgrl
Ceesie
PersianDoc
Kvepalunatos
Elijahrb67
DrDre10
