I think I've had this for about a year. It's time to finally check it out! Opening - I'm picking up spices, apparently black pepper, caraway and lavender, or at least that's the company line. The initial blast is sharp and spicy, driven by pepper and the lavender notes, which gives it a clean vibe. The mid is cinnamon. Cinnamon. It's warm and well blended. Nice... The base (my favorite) has tobacco, vanilla and amber. The frag settles into a combination of pipe tobacco, vanilla, and more amber. This is a (not too) sweet, smoky frag that has got some great spices and gives you a nice warm feeling that's perfect for a "chilly" night in the desert. I may end up blending it with something, but it's really quite good!! I wonder if all that time sitting on the shelf has helped it mature. For cooler evenings, this is a nice choice my friends. 8.1 / 10.0

Wrapping up a week of meetings and decided to go with this Citrus Gourmand scent. The opening is a sweet Honey scent that projects quite well. At 15 minutes the projection of this fragrance is quite intense. The sweetness has settled down, but I have still have not picked up on any of the citrus. To my nose the scent went right into the mid notes with a slight spiciness from the Cinnamon and a touch of florals. At 30 minutes the fragrance is maintaining the sweet and floral scent profile. I am starting to pick up some of the Tobacco and when combined with the Honey it smells amazing. 60 minutes into the wear I am picking up the sweetness from the Vanilla/Tonka. To my nose there is definitely a difference between the sweetness of the Honey and the Vanilla/Tonka. The Vanilla/Tonka is more creamy and nutty but has a greater subtleness than the Honey. The dry down of this fragrance is a sweet and smokey scent that is blended extremely well. Projection is Very Good throughout the wear with a scent bubble of 2+ feet for the first 2 hours minimum. Longevity on my skin is 8+ hours. This is definitely a full bottle worthy fragrance. Sprays were 4 on neck and 1 on each wrist.