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Bond-T Sammarco 2012

7.7 / 10 87 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sammarco for women and men, released in 2012. The scent is earthy-animal. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Earthy

Animal

Spicy

Gourmand

Smoky

Fragrance Notes

Patchouli

Cocoa absolute

Osmanthus absolute

Perfumer

Giovanni Sammarco

Ratings

Scent

7.787 Ratings

Longevity

8.372 Ratings

Sillage

7.773 Ratings

Bottle

6.665 Ratings

Value for money

7.333 Ratings

Submitted by Cassandra · last update on 11/15/2025.

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Reviews

8 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/15/2025

9Scent 9Longevity 8Sillage

DrB1414
283 Reviews

DrB1414

Helpful Review 3

The other Side of Bond

I’m probably in the minority with this one when I say that, on me, it behaves like a musty leather fragrance for the most part. I see people calling it gourmand (what!?), a patchouli (that I can see), even a tobacco perfume (perhaps a facet of the osmanthus). But to me, it is a bold leather, very phenolic, and very musty (definitely from the patchouli). I can draw a parallel between the leather accord in Bond-T and the one in Areej Le Dore Antiquity Part 1. They sure have that in common. There is certainly a good amount of cocoa sprinkled on top, but I can’t think of it as a gourmand. Maybe a leather fetish sort of kink, and I’ll stop there. The castoreum is big here, in its all-natural beauty and complexity, contributing to the leather accord next to the second important component of it, the osmanthus absolute. A very phenolic one, I might add. Smoky, tarry, with a subtle sweetness underneath and only a minor fruitiness. The patchouli mainly adds that musty and earthy quality, which makes everything so much better. Rugged and in your face, that’s Bond-T. This is definitely not the other Bond, you know, James Bond. Maybe if he were a beaver dressed in a leather trench that belonged to his smoking great-grandfather, who fought in WWI, after he wrestled a boar in dark cocoa powder. Maybe then it could be a Bond-J. Alas, as it stands, it is Bond-T.

IG:@memory.of.scents

09/07/2022

7.5Scent

Holscentbar
106 Reviews

Holscentbar

2

excellent gourmand

excellent gourmand different from the usual. patchouli with animalic notes and cocoa. simple combo that works. sometimes I feel a syrupy fruity part given by osmanthus. can I recommend this to everyone? mmmh, no. it might not be too simple if you are a bit of a beginner. know that the quality is so high and it has many natural raw materials. stain the skin, watch where you put it

04/09/2020

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

Emorandeira
401 Reviews

Emorandeira

1

Animalic chocolate

This perfume is very nice and i cant believe the low rates It has here. Bond-T is a very animalic chocolate, with the sweet floral and fruity vibe of the osmanthus and the dark patchouli un the background. I think It should have some animalic notes and probably some leather but this is only my perception. This scent is sweet and nice, intense and very conecntrated. I supose It would be an extrait de parfum although i am not sure about that. When i smell It i cant Avoid thinking of chocolate oud by drops barcelona and a bit of tropic of capricorn by olympic orchids.

The performance is good. The projection is not too high because It is dense and oily, but the longevity is very good. As the perfume is almost gourmand, i think It could fit both, men and women and It is better worn with cold weather or during the night. I think It could be a good nightout collegue!

Scent: 8.5
Longevity: 8
Sillage: 7
Quality/price: 5
Versatility: 6
Originality: 8
Global: 8

Updated on 04/09/2020

08/01/2025

ClaireV
969 Reviews

ClaireV

1

Woody, chocolatey tea leaves in a tobacco pouch

This one does everything right. It pairs a brown, dusty cocoa note with a dirty, castoreum-driven leather. Although it shares similarities of tone with Serge Lutens' wonderful Borneo 1834, there is none of Borneo's oriental richness. Rather, underneath the cocoa-patchouli skin of Bond-T there beats a heart of what smells like a wad of fruity, slightly fermented tobacco leaves and grimy leather. It smells rich and tannic, and just off-putting enough to stop it from being fully gourmand.

Further on, the scent dries out, and I start to wonder if it's tobacco I smell, or instead black China tea. It is astonishing - at this stage, the perfume really does smell as if I put my nose into a tin of the blackest tea leaves from China , i.e., those utterly matt black, loose-leaf ones. Tea leaves do have some of the bone-dry, tannic qualities I get from tobacco leaves, and a sort of leathery, smoked flavor.

Of course, there is no tobacco or tea or even leather listed as notes in Bond-T. All those notes have been conjured up by the leathery castoreum, and maybe even the osmanthus, which in China is commonly used as a flavoring for tea. Either way, I really like this dry, leathery tobacco smell, and find it similar to the effect that Tabac Aurea from Sonoma Scent Studio achieves, meaning a full arc of notes ranging from wet and fruity/fermented to bone-dry, tannic, and almost dirty.

At the end, a nice surprise when the tonka and vanilla smooth out the earthy patch notes, leveling it off into an incredible 'malted chocolate powder' sort of aroma. At this point, it smells more like Ovaltine than a full-on chocolate patch. It could be summed up a little lazily as a cross between Borneo 1834 and Tabac Aurea (with a teeny bit of Mona di Orio's Cuir thrown in for good measure), but I think I will just say that men who have been looking at stuff like Dior Privee's Feve Delicieuse, A*Men (original), A*Men Pure Havane, and LIDGE might want to consider this as a great alternative in the patchouli-tonka-cocoa field.

10/30/2024

Pointbreak
7 Reviews

Pointbreak

1

Unique COMBO of Chocolate & Patchouli

Bond-T by Sammarco is an unparalleled chocolate and patchouli fragance. As a perfume, it's really special, and while it may bear some resemblance to others, the similarities are minor. The adjectives that best describe Bond-T are deep, dark, addictive and unique.

Having said this, it needs to be tried first, not being a blind-buy, as it won't fit to any non-trained nose.

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