I tried Asad Bourbon as a part of Lattafa's Discovery Set vol. 2 and it turned out to be my second favorite, following behind the brilliant "Teriaq Intense /ترياق | Lattafa / لطافة" .
Asad Bourbon starts off strong: spicy, woody and intensly sweet. The dominant notes seem to be vanilla, nutmeg, pleasantly tingling pepper, vetiver and amber. I could swear I smell a hint of sweet tobacco but the listed notes don't include any. The mirabelle plum is discreet and elegant, combining well with equally discreet cocoa and vanilla. The cocoa will come out a bit more in the drydown but still remains somewhat burried under the vanilla. Davana is barely perceptible, if you don't know what it smells like you might simply not notice it.
The sweet notes feel a bit heavy-handed which seems to be the case with all Latafa creations I tried so far. Even so, it lacks the sickening sugary sweetness characterizing "Victoria / فيكتوريا | Lattafa / لطافة" , "The Kingdom for Women / المملكة | Lattafa / لطافة" and "Mayar Cherry Intense / ميار (Eau de Parfum) | Lattafa / لطافة" .
I would say Asad Bourbon is pretty unisex even if masculine leaning. It's a very warm and very sweet scent that doesn't veer into "nauseating" thanks to the balancing pull of woody vetiver and barbershop lavender.
It's comforting, confident and charismatic with a genuine charisma stemming from knowing that he's a great bang for your buck.
Long lasting, although surprisingly the sillage is less powerful than I expected it to be. If you're the kind of person who can find joy in Spicebomb Extreme you will probably enjoy the slightly less atomic and more basic Asad Bourbon as well. If you care for compliments from others this is certainly a compliment getter. (Let's be honest with ourselves, unique niche frags aren't the biggest compliment getters. A random passerby will not praise your artistic rendition of oud, wet earth or leather, they will praise your clean blue freshie and your mass-appealing vanilla bomb.)
