Signature Seraphim Red Zaharoff 2024

Finally my first try of the latest from Zaharoff, Signature Seraphim Red, and like Seraphim Blue, it’s a very easygoing mostly-fresh musky blend with lots of smoothness and sophistication. I get a blend of woods, spices, aquatic notes, a bit of ambergris, and florals. It feels mellow and nuanced, not perhaps a fiery red that its name may suggest, but more a modulated red like a sunset at the beach, with sort of a year-round friendliness. I think both Red and Blue depart from the prior Signature offerings, largely, perhaps with the lone exception of Citrine, and blaze through new territory that widen the catalogue’s appeal considerably, even if they’re not among my favorites in the line (granted, it’s hard for me to choose, anyway). Overall, I quite like it, and feel that a side-by-side with Blue is in order to get the whole picture.

As with most of the Signature line, Seraphim Red is priced very reasonably, given its quality and presentation, in the current niche market, at $195/155 for 120/60ml. I continue to marvel at the 120ml pricing, especially, a few years into my appreciation of this house.

7 out of 10