Smuggler's Notch
Perfumer: Jono Bornstein
12 ratings
From your scent profile
Folkwinds Smuggler's Notch is a sweet, smoky unisex scent built around Vietnamese oud, cigar and American oak; it has been discontinued.
Skunky's take: Sweet accords up front; to my nose, pure comfort.
How does it perform?
From 16 community ratings, all out of 10.
Talks even from the shelf.
Blind buy 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
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Spicy
- Woody
- Animal
- Earthy
- 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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