Montecristo

"In perfume reviews, Montecristo is praised for many reasons: the expertly rendered textures of the perfume, the conjuring of well-trodden wood and leather, the tawny swirl of rum in crystal glass, the chocolatey patchouli and of course the scent of tobacco. Delphine has used a good dose of ambrette seed, you can really smell it, powdered, earthen and musky in the opening stages, under the haze of sweet dry smoke. Ambrette is a beautiful perfume note. It has clarity and cleanliness, often adding a gentle underscore of nuts and cold wax on white lily buds. Interestingly in Montecristo it brings light and peace. Delphine loves a raw material called Golden or African Stone (Hyraceum, as it more commonly known) and the opportunity to explore its unique olfactory facets in perfumes. It is Hyraceum that really sets fire to Montecristo’s boozy bonfire of tobacco, woods and balms. It is a rare sustainable source of potent animalic musk that comes from the weird little rock-hopping Rock Hyrax. Blending this feral note with rum, ambrette and styrax is normally asking for trouble but, in the hands of a talented perfumer like Delphine, the result is one of refined sensual assault. For a while, big businessmen style cigar odours set a brash mood in perfumery, but Montecristo could not be more different. Sure, tobacco smoulders and you can almost hear the sound of whisky vapours escaping old bottles; yet the mood is one of smooth privacy, appreciation of flavour, ambience and effect. Cabreuva (Myocaropus fastgiatus) is another important component of Montecristo, adding to that impressionable cigar sweat and sour opening. Sometimes it can have an anisic wet wood note and balsamic roundness as it warms up and in the right company a haunted floral woodiness. Here, Delphine Thierry has used it to create a kind of wall, a diversion of odour that keeps the senses occupied as the tobacco seeds, golden stone, guaiac, patchouli and woods bind and rise. The styrax is used with discretion and great skill. The addition of celery seeds is an unusual addition, a subtle background note, counterbalancing the rum and Golden Stone."   Main Accords: Woody, Aromatic, Earthy Top Notes: Cabreuva, Ambrette Seeds, Rum Heart Notes: Tobacco Leaves, Celery Seeds, Cistus, Benzoin Base Notes: Golden Stone, Styrax Gum, Gaiac Wood, Cedar Wood, Patchouli Launch Year: 2018     We understand that Authenticity is of great concern when purchasing a branded product from an online store. When you purchase from Scentsgift.com rest assured that: All of our products are 100% Authentic, Original & Genuine. All of our products are purchased from manufacturers and authorized distributors and are 100% authentic, no fakes, replicas or knock offs of any kind.  Our buyers work very closely with our suppliers in order to be able to offer the low prices our customers have come to expect.   All perfume samples are hand decanted (by Scentsgift.com) from the original manufacturer bottles into our sample bottles that you will be receiving. You are not receiving the manufacturer’s bottles or packaging unless you have ordered the full bottle product (if the option is available). For more information, please visit Our Bottles page. If you have any further questions, feel free to Contact us.