Got my hands on a bottle of Aaron Terrence Hughes’ new release Gin Sling today and am giving it a test wear. It literally just got listed on Fragrantica and I think I’m the very first person to rate it (beyond the one vote for “I have it” which I made, at the time I’m writing this no one else had it listed as “I have it” or “I want it“). First impressions are positive - 4 sprays to the arm and it’s very softly projecting, the open is a tart but lightly sweet lime with a hint of bitter tanginess and mild effervescence that’s vaguely reminiscent of tonic water. I don’t really get a lot of gin or even anything juniper-berry like. It’s very well blended and seems mass appealing for sure. There’s something in here that is reminiscent of other ATH‘s (this actually reminds me a bit of last year’s special release Electric Fever, swapping out the aromatics for this tangy effervescent lime) so it’s unmistakably his. I was worried that this would be redundant vs my beloved GNTonic, but thankfully that’s not the case as they are actually pretty different. Frankly, I prefer GNTonic - that one to me is pretty groundbreaking and unique, and really captures the essence of a gin and tonic, whereas this one doesn’t seem very revolutionary to me. That said, it is easy and pleasant to wear. Not really sure what the longevity is like – we’ll see how the four test sprays on my arm do. I did try two sprays to the hand earlier today and after 4 1/2 hours it was barely a skin scent, so hopefully with more sprays this will last longer than that.

One of my favorite fragrances. Very warm and comforting. Projects decently for me without being too overwhelming. Smooth with warm spiciness. Longevity is decent as well. Put it on this morning and still can smell it as a calming, warm skin scent.