Top Notes 
Black cherry
Heart Notes 
Leather
Base Notes 
Smoke
Amber
Cherry wood
Vanilla
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Black Forest Cherry in a Different Way
“Cherry Grove,” aha… With that knowledge - and certainly only then! - one can identify cherry. You can still smoke and burn it afterward. Or you can stuff a smoked ham with charred cherry. A Black Forest ham. That would be Black Forest cherry in a different way. In short: A strong opening, especially on a sweltering warm summer day.
However, within minutes the scent calms down, and over the smoky notes, a diffuse, somewhat normal fruitiness actually floats quietly, although I probably wouldn’t have recognized it unassisted, as the context is simply too unusual. Another part of this calming is that alongside the smoky impression, now robust, sparsely processed leather emerges.
As it progresses, wood becomes a major theme: After two hours, a smoked, charred variant dominates. Bitter, but also quite “creamy.” Accompanied by a hint of our cherry that needs some guidance - more candy-like sweet-sour than fruity. In the afternoon, however, I initially smell more light wood than anything burnt. No or hardly any sweetness. The scent has become pale and offers little desire for the prospect of having to think about a coffin-making shop for the rest of the day. Not least because our ‘Stranger’ seems to show a good longevity for a natural scent, as even after seven or eight hours, there’s no fatigue noticeable.
But the good one manages to take a turn once more. Alongside the sour-leathery notes, a dark, varnish-like addition can finally be sensed, which unfolds the wood by now showing both light and dark aspects. Moreover, something is scraping around the edges. Caramel vanilla? Hmm. After some consideration, I follow a different trail. Saffron is not mentioned (anymore?) by the manufacturer, but I still find the previously expressed thought plausible. And since we’re already on yellow: I marvel in the late afternoon at supposed hints of immortelle/curry herb to turmeric. After the burnt start, this is a truly original twist in the dry down - which has also unfolded gradually and sensibly throughout the day without any breaks.
Such things are fun!
I thank the Robin for the sample.
However, within minutes the scent calms down, and over the smoky notes, a diffuse, somewhat normal fruitiness actually floats quietly, although I probably wouldn’t have recognized it unassisted, as the context is simply too unusual. Another part of this calming is that alongside the smoky impression, now robust, sparsely processed leather emerges.
As it progresses, wood becomes a major theme: After two hours, a smoked, charred variant dominates. Bitter, but also quite “creamy.” Accompanied by a hint of our cherry that needs some guidance - more candy-like sweet-sour than fruity. In the afternoon, however, I initially smell more light wood than anything burnt. No or hardly any sweetness. The scent has become pale and offers little desire for the prospect of having to think about a coffin-making shop for the rest of the day. Not least because our ‘Stranger’ seems to show a good longevity for a natural scent, as even after seven or eight hours, there’s no fatigue noticeable.
But the good one manages to take a turn once more. Alongside the sour-leathery notes, a dark, varnish-like addition can finally be sensed, which unfolds the wood by now showing both light and dark aspects. Moreover, something is scraping around the edges. Caramel vanilla? Hmm. After some consideration, I follow a different trail. Saffron is not mentioned (anymore?) by the manufacturer, but I still find the previously expressed thought plausible. And since we’re already on yellow: I marvel in the late afternoon at supposed hints of immortelle/curry herb to turmeric. After the burnt start, this is a truly original twist in the dry down - which has also unfolded gradually and sensibly throughout the day without any breaks.
Such things are fun!
I thank the Robin for the sample.
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