Accord

Whiskey

The whiskey accord is boozy and smoky with a sweet edge.

In 5 of 1747 fragrances here, most often worn in winter

What it is

Peat, malt and barrel notes, built from smoky woods and boozy esters rather than from anything distilled.

What it smells like

Boozy and smoky with a sweet edge, like a glass left standing in a room with a fire. It is warmer than the smoky accord alone and reads as a room rather than as an outdoors.

How strongly it is worn

The average strength this accord is listed at, where 100 means it dominates the fragrance.

90 / 100

What builds it

How much more often than the catalogue average. 1.0x would be chance, so these are the things that genuinely travel with it rather than the things that are simply common.

Accords it sits beside

Same measure, with its own family filtered out. Saying woody turns up with oud is a restatement, not a finding.

When it is worn

Against the average fragrance here. The line marks that average, so a bar past it means this is worn in that season or setting more than most.

Winter1.4x
Autumn1.3x
Spring0.3x
Summer0.1x
Night out1.7x
Work0.8x
Casual0.5x

Houses that use it most

Counted across the fragrances here, which reflects what we cover as much as what a house makes.

Carolina Herrera (1), Givenchy (1), Mancera (1), Mugler (1), Nishane (1).

The description above is written here. The counts, pairings and seasons are measured across every fragrance on this site that lists it. We have not smelled every bottle behind those numbers.

The most whiskey fragrances here

Ranked by how strongly the catalogue lists this accord, not by how popular the bottle is.

Ch Prive Carolina Herrera
For HerEau de Parfum
★★★★★
4.1
Okay
Buy at Amazon

Availability may vary

Mancera Amber Fever
UnisexEau de Parfum
★★★★★
4.0
Okay
Buy at Amazon

Availability may vary

A*Men Pure Malt Creation for men
For Him
★★★★★
4.5
Good Value
Buy at Amazon

Availability may vary

Gentleman Reserve Privee
For HimEau de Parfum
★★★★★
4.3
Okay
Buy at Amazon

Availability may vary

Nishane Nefs
UnisexEau de Parfum
★★★★★
4.4
Overpriced
Buy at Amazon

Availability may vary

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