Year: 2014
Notes: pink pepper, black pepper, cardamom, black tobacco, myrrh, frankincense, leather, oud, sandalwood
T. Habanero is a spicy leathery oud offering, which opens with a sharp piquant blast before settling down.
With dry swirls of pepper, the cardamom hovers above the leather, myrrh and oud. There's also an initial green aromatic aspect that intrigues, but this could be due to the cardamom conspiring with the black tobacco (and possibly a stealth serving of some herbs). As for the black tobacco itself, it isn't as dark, bitter or prominent as expected, with the composition more focused on the leather-oud pairing. And although the woody-leather base is slightly smoky and arid, there's an occasional sweetness from the myrrh.
But its fundamental flaw lies in the fact that its name is very misleading, as the tobacco is minuscule. Also, it's somewhat of a structural mess, smells noticeably screechy and synthetic (especially during the drydown), and possesses below average lasting power.
While it may appeal to oud enthusiasts, one wouldn't recommend it to lovers of tobacco fragrances.
With dry swirls of pepper, the cardamom hovers above the leather, myrrh and oud. There's also an initial green aromatic aspect that intrigues, but this could be due to the cardamom conspiring with the black tobacco (and possibly a stealth serving of some herbs). As for the black tobacco itself, it isn't as dark, bitter or prominent as expected, with the composition more focused on the leather-oud pairing. And although the woody-leather base is slightly smoky and arid, there's an occasional sweetness from the myrrh.
But its fundamental flaw lies in the fact that its name is very misleading, as the tobacco is minuscule. Also, it's somewhat of a structural mess, smells noticeably screechy and synthetic (especially during the drydown), and possesses below average lasting power.
While it may appeal to oud enthusiasts, one wouldn't recommend it to lovers of tobacco fragrances.
