Top Notes 
Dried fruits
Black pepper
Davana
Grape
Rum
Heart Notes 
Amber
Cashmere
Cedar
Labdanum
Saffron
Base Notes 
Castoreum
Musk
Sandalwood
Teakwood
Tonka bean
06/16/2025
Smirky
450 Reviews
Smirky
4
Interesting similarities but falls flat
Amber Elixir opens with strong scents of fruity and booze with sweetness. As it dries down, the amber becomes prominent combined with smooth leather, sandalwood and tonka bean. Despite the castoreum and musk notes, there was nothing animalic about Amber Elixir.
As I took in the evolving scent of Amber Elixir, two fragrances I have came to mind, so I had to do some side-by-side comparisons. Those two fragrances are Boss Bottled Absolu and Kutay. Sniffing them one after the other, they are clearly different but share some similarities. Kutay opens with sweet booziness but as it dries down, a slight animalic almost pissy bite appears, probably from the oud, nagarmotha and tobacco. Boss Bottled Absolu, OTOH, has no booziness but does have a sweet, creamy leathery dry down. So while they share aspects, they are three unique fragrances.
The other major difference between these three lies in performance. Both Kutay and Boss Bottled Absolu are quite strong in longevity and projection. The strength of these two fragrances impart an interesting depth to their scents. Amber Elixir, despite being an "elixir" has quite weaker performance and smells rather flat, without any depth and isn't a standout. I'll stick with Bottled Absolu and Kutay.
As I took in the evolving scent of Amber Elixir, two fragrances I have came to mind, so I had to do some side-by-side comparisons. Those two fragrances are Boss Bottled Absolu and Kutay. Sniffing them one after the other, they are clearly different but share some similarities. Kutay opens with sweet booziness but as it dries down, a slight animalic almost pissy bite appears, probably from the oud, nagarmotha and tobacco. Boss Bottled Absolu, OTOH, has no booziness but does have a sweet, creamy leathery dry down. So while they share aspects, they are three unique fragrances.
The other major difference between these three lies in performance. Both Kutay and Boss Bottled Absolu are quite strong in longevity and projection. The strength of these two fragrances impart an interesting depth to their scents. Amber Elixir, despite being an "elixir" has quite weaker performance and smells rather flat, without any depth and isn't a standout. I'll stick with Bottled Absolu and Kutay.
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GunterMcGunt
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