Bat Zoologist 2020

It once happened at the time, long before the lockdowns, that you could still travel undisturbed and explore the world. So one or the other of us may have had the opportunity to visit a stalactite cave and look at the sometimes beautifully illuminated splendor of these cave systems. Whoever has dared to descend into the depths of such a cave and search for the mysteries that might be lurking behind the many rocks, will perhaps also remember how the surroundings around one have changed abruptly after a few meters of descent. Outside, where it might be warm and dry, you are now descending into a world that seems to grow colder and colder with each meter of depth, more and more humid, more and more gloomy. Perhaps smells also come to your nose that we are not used to on the surface and rarely get to sniff. This is exactly the journey Zoologist Bat (2020) took me on when I tested the scent.

In fact, Bat in its 2020 version is the first fragrance ever that I've tested from the Canadian perfume house. In order to be able to put out my feelers for the creations of this brand at all, I once bought the entire Discovery Set with small bottlings and can now gradually get an impression of this brand. Bat made the beginning. The original 2015 version is yes discontinued and was not present in the set, so I have absolutely no comparison.

At the first spray, there was first ne strong portion of tropical fruit bomb in the nose, not at all penetrating but almost overdosed. Nevertheless, the water ran together in my mouth first, because it was wonderfully strong. However, I quickly understood why this fragrance smells the way it does and why the name "Bat" fits me like a glove. Ultimately, this fragrance is supposed to be a concept fragrance, so to speak. You can sense that perfumer Prin Limros spent a lot of time and attention to detail here to olfactorically package the natural environment that bats can call home in a bottle. The sweet powerful fruit is quickly underpinned by a light smokiness, presumably from the incense smoke, which gradually balances the scent along with green notes. This is joined by a damp murky smell that I can't describe more specifically but it totally reminds me of damp stones covered in some moss. This made me think of the Cuevas del Drach (dragon caves) in Mallorca, which I have visited two or three times. More specifically, that smell of bat triggered memories in my mind of that stalactite cave - dark, cold, rocky, slippery, mossy, damp. So much going on at once, complex yet intriguing.

With Zoologist Bat, so I felt it, I found after a long time again a fragrance of which I could say "That's exactly what I love about perfumes. That you can create worlds of fragrance with a lot of creativity and attention to detail, in that the perfumer can use and combine all his skills to combine "perfume raw materials", aroma chemicals etc. in such a way as to let the wearer travel into such a world of thought." Bat finally made me feel euphoric again, after my last visits to common perfumeries (and that was months ago, after all) where I was inwardly despairing by the newer designer fragrances of the last two-three years. Finally, once again a fragrance with its own character!

The impression that Bat leaves is that of a total work of art. This perfume is by no means in a clear category to divide, let alone describe with one or two adjectives. It really has it all: sweet, fruity, aquatic, stony, earthy, mossy, dry, green, smoky, woody, floral. The whole thing, however, not in a way that everything together becomes an unbearable wild brew, but each of these nuances is felt parallel or alternately perceptible.

While it's hard for me to say what occasions this fragrance is wearable for. But even if he is nothing for one, I think you have to appreciate the creativity behind this fragrance, because the find unmistakable.