Tabac

Le Tabac

L'Antichambre 2013

What a nice boozy-ambery tobacco. It reminds me quite a lot of Parfum d’Empire’s Ambre Russe at the beginning, just more fruity-syrupy and more “mature”, more deep, and overall, well, quite better honestly, even if they’re not exactly comparable. It feels terribly “French” to me, not sure why – perhaps the base accord, which seems echoing a “guerlinade”. On which you have then tobacco (smoky, velvety, rich), amber, citrus – sweeter, actually, like orange – and a boozy note. Elegant, intense, irresistibly pleasant to wear, with a really solid quality in my opinion. It’s a golden, warm, comforting scent, intimately cozy like a fancy hotel suite. With a hint of sensuality and a bright, breezy lively touch of something fruity-anisic. Its mood makes me think of a “Mitteleuropean” kind of elegance; dark and baroque, warm and golden like a Viennese villa, but at the same time restrained, slightly sugary, silky like a pastel print. Smoky and graceful patchouli-amber drydown. Really good!

8/10