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Folkwinds

Smuggler's Notch

Perfumer: Jono Bornstein

2023Unisex
8.8/ 10
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Folkwinds Smuggler's Notch is a sweet, smoky unisex scent built around Vietnamese oud, cigar and American oak; it has been discontinued.

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Skunky's take: Sweet accords up front; to my nose, pure comfort.

How does it perform?

From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.

Bottle
8.5 /10

Talks even from the shelf.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

100% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Top notesfirst 15 minutes

Vietnamese oud
Cigar
American oak
Apple
Vermont sugar maple
Grass
Deertongue
Vermont honey
American Rosa rugosa
Barley malt
Hawaiian sandalwood
Red spruce
Orris root

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

  1. Sweet
  2. Spicy
  3. Woody
  4. Animal
  5. Earthy
  6. Smoky

What does Smuggler's Notch smell like?

The notes sit together as one whole rather than in layers: oud, cigar and oak form a woody, smoky spine, while Vermont sugar maple and Vermont honey sweeten it. Apple, grass and barley malt add a fruity, green, grainy softness to the rougher texture, and the animal and earthy accords deepen the darker side. Sweet, spicy and woody tones lead. Folkwinds Crimson and Clover and Bortnikoff Tabac Doré have a close profile.

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