Noir Premier - Or Intemporel 1888

It opens with cardamom, black pepper, nutmeg and bergamot, a spicy warmth. In the heart, violet, coffee and tobacco add a powdery, smoky depth. Tolu balm, vanilla and patchouli in the base tie it into a creamy, resinous, sweet woodiness.

Longevity and sillage are rated good. Most voters pick winter and fall, and evening or night out; it sits further back in summer heat. Votes split almost evenly between masculine and feminine. Initio Mystic Experience and Birkholz Berlin Fever have a close profile.