Extrait de Parfum

Bourbon fragrances are a dime a dozen, and trust me, I make it a point to not carry loose change. Truthfully, I’d rather have a gin martini while smelling like an indescribable alien.

With that said, I’m obsessed with Baraonda. It has all the makings of something I would typically avoid. Instead, I ponder how it unfolds for hours. It makes no sense to me. There is a surprising fullness here — a round
and syrupy quality on my skin. But its richness and decadence feel earned, easy and unencumbered by their own heft. The sum of Baraonda’s dense parts is a sturdy composition that feels as complex and beautiful as it does inevitable. It’s not reaching for its references, it carries them within.

NOTES

whiskey
woods
ambrette
rose
ambroxan
musk

NOSE — Alessandro Gualtieri

The Netherlands, 2016

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