Year: 2014
Notes: bergamot, blackberry, plum, clove, galbanum, cedar, guaiac wood, sandalwood
"With my new fragrance the cedar is not from Spain but my motives are linked to Spain. Memories of boyhood holidays in Menorca, of sandy coves surrounded by sun bleached pine and cedar trees that would produce an unforgettable resinous smell. This fragrance to me is the memory of these days..." (sic)
With a juicy fruity opening, the clove is rather subtle and one has trouble detecting much galbanum. In fact, it's a woody-fruity fragrance that reveals the guaiac wood and cedar early in its development. While there's nothing wrong with that, the only really interesting thing about Spanish Cedar is the fermented plum aspect.
It isn't particularly smoky and its soft woody manner is akin to Czech Speake's previous effort, Vetiver Vert. As for being the first Eau de Parfum release from this house, one is quite disappointed by its reserved performance on the skin. To be perfectly frank, it mostly smells like the late-drydown of so many uninspired niche offerings, with a derivative woody-oriental base.
For such a milestone, with regards to the higher concentration, one expected so much more.
With a juicy fruity opening, the clove is rather subtle and one has trouble detecting much galbanum. In fact, it's a woody-fruity fragrance that reveals the guaiac wood and cedar early in its development. While there's nothing wrong with that, the only really interesting thing about Spanish Cedar is the fermented plum aspect.
It isn't particularly smoky and its soft woody manner is akin to Czech Speake's previous effort, Vetiver Vert. As for being the first Eau de Parfum release from this house, one is quite disappointed by its reserved performance on the skin. To be perfectly frank, it mostly smells like the late-drydown of so many uninspired niche offerings, with a derivative woody-oriental base.
For such a milestone, with regards to the higher concentration, one expected so much more.
