After reading several detractors of this amazing (AMAZING) fragrance, I was beginning to doubt myself, but after about a month or so, I had the occasion to try it again. LOL!! Yep. IMO I got it right the first time. This stuff is pure magic. Is it for everyone? Clearly not. And to those souls, I say "oh well..." But as far as I'm concerned, this masterpiece is one of the greats if you're into (VERY) smoky, incensy, woody/oudy frags. Interlude 53 defines Amouage. If you don't get Interlude 53, you're probably not going to get Amouage as a whole.
I thank my lucky stars I love this stuff. It's kinda like bleu cheese. It's one of the finer things that really makes life special sometimes!
10.0/10.0 all day long.