I am kinda disappointed. This does not smell like I would imagine Shire would smell like. This is too sweet and cake-y. Fruitcake on the windowsill in a British village. Oatmeal and honey notes are strong but the other notes are completely overshadowed by fruitcake. It's not giving Bag-End. I know hobbits like a good meal but, come on, this is a fruitcake overload! From the list of the notes, it could have worked, have hay and tobacco notes been noticeable. Alas, all I get is fruitcake.
Pineward did a really good job with Murkwood and Fanghorn, but Shire is a miss for me. Glad to see other people are enjoying it at least.
I feel like Pastoral is more "Shire" than Shire is.
