642 community ratings

Ristretto Intense Café

Name: Ristretto Intense Café
Brand: Montale

2019UnisexModern

Votes lean feminine

7.9/ 10

Community score
642 ratings

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Montale Ristretto Intense Café is a unisex scent that pairs coffee and rose water with the sweetness of toffee and vanilla.

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How does it perform?

From 590 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.6 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.2 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

7.0 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.8 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

85% 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

Rose water Coffee

Heart notesfirst few hours

Coffee bean

Rose

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

White musk

Toffee

Vanilla Amber

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Floral
Sweet
Synthetic
Gourmand
Spicy
Oriental
Creamy

What does Ristretto Intense Café smell like?

Its longevity and sillage are both rated strong. Most voters recommend fall and winter, with spring a distant third and summer barely chosen. It leans towards nights out and evenings. Voters read it as somewhat more feminine, though a good share call it masculine.

It opens with rose water and coffee, and the heart holds coffee bean and rose. As it dries, white musk, toffee, vanilla and amber sweeten it into a creamy, gourmand softness. The floral and spicy accords stay in the background. Les Perles D'Orient Cafè d'Orient and Mazzolari Black Coffee have a close profile.