Tony Iommi Monkey Special XerJoff 2021

Hello everyone! I've been curious about the Tony Iommi Monkey Special for a while. I love fragrances that combine fruity elements with dark notes - such as the "Sapphire Collection - London | Widian / AJ Arabia" or Oud Maracujá. As the Xerjoff is so well ranked, I had high expectations of it. Unfortunately, these expectations were not met.
I give the opening of the fragrance a clear 1/10 - it is very harsh. Somehow there were very strong alcoholic vibes. After about 10 minutes it got much better, but not particularly good (4/10). I had associations with a leather couch on which a rum-passion fruit mixture had leaked, which dried out after a few hours. Only after about 1-2 hours does it become wearable and quite pleasant (7.5/10). The interplay of rum, leather, passion fruit and caramel works surprisingly well. However, you first have to "struggle" through the opening in order to smell pleasant. I would therefore not recommend the fragrance or would spray it on 1-2 hours before going out.
The performance is great, it easily lasts the whole day. From an artistic point of view, the fragrance is great - that's how I imagine a rock star in a leather jacket drinking a rum and passion fruit cocktail after a 2-hour show and spilling a little. But I wouldn't want to smell like that in everyday life or on a date!