122 community ratings

Kabul Aoud

2011UnisexClassic

Votes lean masculine

7.6/ 10

Community score
122 ratings

Unknown Brand / Unbekannte Marke Kabul Aoud is a smoky, resinous unisex scent that opens on thyme, cedar and myrrh and deepens into coffee, patchouli and labdanum; 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 80 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

9.1 /10

Sprayed at breakfast, still around at dinner.

Sillage

8.6 /10

You will be noticed when you walk into a room.

Bottle

7.2 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

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

Thyme Cedar Myrrh

Heart notesfirst few hours

Coffee Patchouli Labdanum

Sweet clover

Base noteswhat stays into the evening

Gaiac wood

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Sweet
Spicy
Woody
Oriental
Animal
Resinous
Earthy
Smoky

What does Kabul Aoud smell like?

It begins with thyme, cedar and myrrh, a spicy, dry, woody start. In the heart, coffee, patchouli, labdanum and sweet clover set the sweetness against an earthy, animal background. Gaiac wood in the base carries the smoky woody line and keeps the oriental feel warm.

Longevity is rated very strong and sillage strong. Most voters pick fall and winter, and it leans towards evenings and nights out. More voters read it as masculine, though it works as a unisex scent. Jeroboam Miksado and Tom Ford Tobacco Oud Intense have a close profile.