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British Tales

Highgrove Bouquet Penhaligon's 2022

7.7 / 10 93 Ratings

A popular perfume by Penhaligon's for women and men, released in 2022. The scent is floral-green. It is being marketed by Puig.
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Main accords

Floral

Green

Fresh

Powdery

Sweet

Fragrance Notes

Tuberose Weeping silver lime Mimosa

Mimosa

Orris root Cedar

Cedar

Lavender

Geranium

Perfumer

Julie Pluchet

Ratings

Scent

7.793 Ratings

Longevity

7.676 Ratings

Sillage

7.276 Ratings

Bottle

8.573 Ratings

Value for money

6.741 Ratings

Submitted by Franfan20, last update on 10/17/2025.

Interesting Facts

This fragrance is said to have been created in collaboration with Prince Charles.

The fragrance is part of the British Tales collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/31/2023

Astralmonad
60 Reviews

Astralmonad

1

Fuzzy yellow flowers with honeyed pollen accords

There is surprising depth and great performance in this one. Although I do not get any mimosa in the opening with the fresh linden blossom, it emerges after a few minutes. A beautiful honeyed accord of fuzzy yellow flowers with pollen. I like how someone else described this as a shape-shifting perfume because it truly is. The orris-cedar drydown is quite pleasant and mellow and lasts for hours.

02/09/2025

EllaHarriet
12 Reviews

EllaHarriet

1

Springtime strolls through the countryside

A beautifully subtle and bright yellow floral that was my most worn fragrance of 2024, and as it was a happy year this scent holds highly positive associations for me. The lime blossom and cloves combine to create a natural & slightly sweet fragrance, with an edge of tanginess from the mimosa that lends a freshness.
Beautiful and refreshing as it is, the staying power and projection of this scent, as with many Penhaligon’s fragrances, is moderate (max 2 hours). It really requires multiple sprays throughout the day for it to hold on my skin. So it is for this reason that I may hold off refilling my bottle just yet.

12/25/2022

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Yatagan
415 Reviews

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Yatagan

Top Review 66

What does King Charles wear on New Year's Eve?

Uncommented Fragrances No. 171

King Charles wears Highgrove Bouquet on New Year's Eve! How do I know this?
Firstly, I have acquaintances who are related to the British royal family, so I belong to those so-called well-informed circles you may have read about. And secondly, it’s quite clear anyway, because...

...Highgrove House is King Charles's country estate, and has been since the time when he was just a prince, and a bouquet of the same name fits perfectly there.

...King Charles is said to have worked on this composition when he was still a prince, and he surely has a special connection to the fragrance (see interesting facts above).

...King Charles enjoys my special admiration as the eco-king (and I don’t mean that ironically), and the estate of Highgrove "includes not only park-like areas and forests but also 360 hectares of land, the Duchy Home Farm, which has been farmed exclusively according to ecological principles since 1985, in line with the owner’s life philosophy." (Source: Wikipedia on King Charles). A scent of flowers and wood fits particularly well.

...until 2014, Charles delivered organic vegetable boxes from his Highgrove House farm, but since he can no longer do that as king because he is now ruling, the money has to come from somewhere else, and of course, from a fragrance, namely "Highgrove Bouquet | Penhaligon's," which he will surely wear for promotional purposes on New Year's Eve.

...Highgrove Bouquet is a British fragrance through and through, very distinguished, best worn with a stiff upper lip - and thus represents the entire kingdom, not just the English part. Just right for a British monarch.

...Highgrove Bouquet is the only newer Penhaligon's that can be worn with dignity as a king, because those strange uncle and aunt fragrances from the Portraits series are only meant for fragrance beginners, not for real English snobs like me.

...Penhaligon's was the court supplier for Prince Charles and will surely remain so, even though he is now king.

So if you want to smell like King Charles on New Year's Eve, now you know. If he wears something else, I was wrong and you’re out of luck, because the fragrance is not exactly cheap, costing a royal 130.00 euros. Whether it’s worth that must be considered very carefully.

I wish you a good time between the years, a lovely New Year's Eve, and a happy new year!
Yatagan

05/09/2023

7.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

Turandot
839 Reviews

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Turandot

Top Review 43

A View Over the Royal Garden Fence.

Harvesting an armful of fragrant blooms in the gardens of Highgrove is surely a royal pleasure. Until now, I was familiar with King Charles III's estate mainly due to its ecological gardening and farming, but like many of the old noble seats, the venerable walls could certainly tell many stories. Now, a perfume has been dedicated to it by the court supplier. Whether the king, or at the time Prince Charles, really contributed to the creation, we will just leave hanging in the air. I suspect the result was presented to him, and his okay was obtained.

The scent radiates friendliness for me. In the opening, Highgrove Bouquet reminds me of a carefree holiday day in nature. The powdery freshness lasts surprisingly long on my skin, and the floral notes keep each other in check: the linden blossom does not become too sweet, and the tuberoses do not want to exude sensuality this time, but rather lend depth to the fragrance. The powdery iris prevents the lavender from giving the scent too much of a masculine touch, and what I find very pleasant is the fact that in the dry down, neither tonka nor sandalwood, and certainly not vanilla, come into play, but rather the cooler cedar rounds off the fragrance. This is also the reason why this day in the garden of Highgrove does not fade away in nature, but the bouquet is brought into the house. Now I sense a note that vaguely reminds me of a high-quality furniture polish, which gives the scent a sense of solidity and warmth, thus doing justice to the significance of Highgrove House.

In my over 10 years of perfume experience, I have tested 36 fragrances from Penhaligon's according to my records. Two have made it into my collection over time, a few more are still in my memory, but that’s about it. It is simply the case that I quite like most of the house's fragrances, none of the tested perfumes have left an unpleasant memory, but they haven’t sparked real enthusiasm either, and no one is waiting for attention on my watchlist. And so it is with Highgrove Bouquet. The scent is pleasant, fine, seems solid and noble to me, but to sacrifice 180.00 euros from my savings for that just doesn’t seem justified, even though I will certainly enjoy using the sample from the sharing.

01/25/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Adagietto
8 Reviews

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Adagietto

Very helpful Review 14

Under the Linden Trees

I would like to champion Highgrove Bouquet at this point: The fragrance is received here with goodwill, but not necessarily with enthusiasm, and it hasn’t really gained widespread attention yet. In my opinion, Penhaligon’s has created a true modern classic with this scent that deserves more recognition.

The fragrance opens with a fresh, rather unsweet tuberose with a distinctly green touch. The tuberose is unusually presented in Highgrove Bouquet: Due to the lack of sweetness and heaviness, it does not come across as particularly sensual-feminine, but rather in a somewhat "neutral-floral" way. It essentially serves as the "stage set" of the fragrance, shaping its floral character, while leaving the other notes to define its concrete expression. Quickly, a very high-quality iris note joins in. This will also be important for the character of the fragrance in the drydown, but initially appears only moderately powdery in the top note. Instead, it reveals a cool, clean earthiness in the top note. The typical carrot association of iris (root) is definitely perceptible here and harmonizes wonderfully with the green touch of the top note. Particularly through this cool, clean earthiness, the image of a garden after a summer rain shower begins to form even before the main characters have entered the stage.

As the fragrance develops, a beautifully executed linden blossom slowly emerges, which will decisively shape the scent. The top note does not simply disappear but remains pleasantly present. This gives the honey-like sweetness of the linden blossom a counterbalance, preventing it from becoming overly sweet and overwhelming. I find it a bit difficult to distinctly pick out mimosa alongside the linden blossom. In my perception, the linden blossom always remains dominant. Since both notes share a certain similarity with their floral "honey-like" quality, they likely blend quite well here. However, linden blossom is definitely the main character of the fragrance in my perception.

On the other hand, cedar and lavender are very noticeable in the base. As Turandot mentioned in her review, the base is kept quite slim. Against the backdrop of the rather lush floral character in the previous progression of the fragrance, Highgrove Bouquet surprised me here: The omission of sandalwood, amber, etc., has a remarkably positive effect and allows the fragrance to appear with clear contours until the end. Additionally, the iris becomes more prominent here, but this time less earthy-cool and instead soft and powdery. In this beautifully slim, very elegant, and not overly sweet base of cedar, lavender, and iris, the linden blossom continues to reveal itself until the end, leaving its mark on Highgrove Bouquet.

Overall, Highgrove Bouquet is a very classic and elegant fragrance. At the beginning, it tends towards the feminine but remains wearable for men as well. By the heart note, when the tuberose becomes a bit less intense, concerned gentlemen need not worry any longer. The base note even takes on a tendency towards the masculine in my perception, while still remaining suitable for women. The fragrance always appears bright and friendly, but never "playful," instead carrying a conservative-British seriousness within it. Too casual clothing is rather inappropriate regardless of gender.
Its unisex suitability is not least due to the very high-quality and natural execution of its concept: Highgrove Bouquet is neither a typical floral scent for women nor a typical lavender scent for men, but manages (at least for me) to truly evoke the quite realistic image of a blooming garden in summer.
Linden blossom as the central fragrance note is anything but ordinary and is wonderfully executed. The (impressively high-quality) iris and lavender give the fragrance a depth that one will search for in vain in other summer scents, especially citrus fragrances. The fragrance is indeed suitable for summer: The green freshness combined with the powdery iris ensures that the scent never becomes cloying and makes it, in my experience, excellent to wear up to 30 degrees.

Highgrove Bouquet brings a quality that I have come to greatly appreciate in older fragrance classics: The scent can "grow." While some modern niche fragrances can seem incredibly impressive at first testing, a certain boredom can set in quite quickly. With great classic fragrances, I have experienced the opposite: The more often you wear them, the more you recognize how much depth they contain, how finely they are "composed" down to the details, without wanting to dazzle. Highgrove Bouquet brings this quality alongside its classic character appropriately, and I no longer want to do without it in summer. It is certainly far from being a "shallow" floral scent. In my opinion, Penhaligon’s has created a great "neo-classic" with Highgrove Bouquet. Bravo!

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31 short views on the fragrance

adelicateart

14 days ago

4.5Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

1

Honeyed linden opening, drydown is MAXIMUM POWDERY INDOLES; the mothball mentholated insect repellent type of indoles, not fecal/poopy type.

Godfreywilde

10 months ago

8Scent 9Longevity 7Sillage

1

indolic, sensual, bright, powdery and radiant. think luxury sun cream, or a garden in full bloom. powerhouse. spray with restraint.

BrianNewYork

1 year ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

1

Wearing this on a spring day in urban New York City, the fresh airy floral scent and marketing materials transport me to an English Garden.

Astralmonad

2 years ago

1

Shapeshifting unisex perfume. First the fresh linden blossom is most prominent but a few hours into wearing the most gorgeous cedar-orris emerges.

Fvuk

2 years ago

3Scent 7Longevity 9Sillage

1

After 10 min of wearing it, it gives Febreeze vibes, with an overwhelming mimosa smell. Sadly not for me

Axiomatic

2 years ago

7Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

40

37

Beautiful linden blossom, slightly sour geranium, sometimes rosy. Quite powdery - typical for the brand. Polished wood.
More Camilla.

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Ergoproxy

10 months ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

23

32

You get what the name suggests. Classic English fragrance notes. Bright floral, greenish, subtly powdery, and timeless.

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Yatagan

3 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

21

11

You might not like this scent from King Charles' private garden, but it certainly has its quirks: overwhelmingly powdery flowers.

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Amadea70

3 years ago

8Scent

18

The new King's Garden
For me, it resembles Amaranthine, because it's so green (like the king)
reminds me of powdery hay
linden blossom scent

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Gold

1 year ago

8.5Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

17

10

A really beautiful, utterly British bouquet...slightly powdery in the drydown, very well-behaved, sunny and friendly. Beautiful linden blossoms, lovely!

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