Top Notes 
Tobacco
Coffee
Cognac
Hawthorn
Saffron
Heart Notes 
Tonka bean absolute
Cocoa
Damask rose
Heliotrope
Honey
Jasminum grandiflorum absolute
Osmanthus
Base Notes 
Castoreum
Amber
Ambergris
Bengali oud
Canary Islands juniper
Civet
Hay
Himalaya cedar
Hyraceum
Immortelle
Musk
Vanilla
Virginia cedar09/25/2024
DrB1414
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One of The Best Tobacco Compositions
Sultan Pasha Tabac Grande. I love this attar.
It ranks among his more popular compositions, and once you smell it, you quickly realize why. I'd say, it's a no-brainer if you are a fan of tobacco perfumes. It plays on the boozy and moist tobacco qualities, to my nose, supported by a good dose of castoreum, resins, and slightly fruity and chocolaty touches.
The cognac accord opens the way. Even for me, who doesn't care for these facets, it is so satisfying. It has a nice fruity undertone, something like cherry or plum liquor, and I believe the tonka bean helps a lot with that. I also get a chocolaty quality in it, although not listed. It might be the interplay of coffee and resins. The former is not as strong as in his Cafe Ambre Noir, only slightly there as a supporting note, hence, I could very well perceive it chocolatier than it wants to be. To this boozy, fruity, and liqueur-like opening, the tobacco joins in, quite raw and full-flavored, as well as a big dose of castoreum. The latter feels chewy, leathery, and smoky, pairing with the tobacco perfectly. I don't necessarily pick up the herbaceous notes listed, nevermind the flowers. This is a dark, sweet, and syrupy attar. In the base, the resins become more assertive. I get Sultan's signature base accord with the benzoin while the castoreum clings to the composition till the end becoming slightly dirtier as the oil dries down. It is a superbly blended composition, like all his creations, smoothly transitioning between stages.
Overall, it reminds me of blends like Tobacco Oud Intense, and Jeke (the original version), both of which play on that boozy-fruity tobacco accord drenched in resins. It is more polished than the Slumberhouse, and less smoky and refined than the Tom Ford, yet more natural smelling.
If you love tobacco perfumes, boozy accords, and thick resinous blends, I highly encourage a sample. I don't talk about performance as it doesn't matter to me much, but for those curious, it is nuclear and you only need a tiny dot to fill the room. It is not just an amazing scent but a great value as well.
IG:@memory.of.scents
It ranks among his more popular compositions, and once you smell it, you quickly realize why. I'd say, it's a no-brainer if you are a fan of tobacco perfumes. It plays on the boozy and moist tobacco qualities, to my nose, supported by a good dose of castoreum, resins, and slightly fruity and chocolaty touches.
The cognac accord opens the way. Even for me, who doesn't care for these facets, it is so satisfying. It has a nice fruity undertone, something like cherry or plum liquor, and I believe the tonka bean helps a lot with that. I also get a chocolaty quality in it, although not listed. It might be the interplay of coffee and resins. The former is not as strong as in his Cafe Ambre Noir, only slightly there as a supporting note, hence, I could very well perceive it chocolatier than it wants to be. To this boozy, fruity, and liqueur-like opening, the tobacco joins in, quite raw and full-flavored, as well as a big dose of castoreum. The latter feels chewy, leathery, and smoky, pairing with the tobacco perfectly. I don't necessarily pick up the herbaceous notes listed, nevermind the flowers. This is a dark, sweet, and syrupy attar. In the base, the resins become more assertive. I get Sultan's signature base accord with the benzoin while the castoreum clings to the composition till the end becoming slightly dirtier as the oil dries down. It is a superbly blended composition, like all his creations, smoothly transitioning between stages.
Overall, it reminds me of blends like Tobacco Oud Intense, and Jeke (the original version), both of which play on that boozy-fruity tobacco accord drenched in resins. It is more polished than the Slumberhouse, and less smoky and refined than the Tom Ford, yet more natural smelling.
If you love tobacco perfumes, boozy accords, and thick resinous blends, I highly encourage a sample. I don't talk about performance as it doesn't matter to me much, but for those curious, it is nuclear and you only need a tiny dot to fill the room. It is not just an amazing scent but a great value as well.
IG:@memory.of.scents
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