Amouage Epic 56

Mostly sharp and peppery, more like cracked pepper than baking spice. Underneath that, the flower itself, ranging from jammy to green depending on the blend.

It opens on cumin, pink pepper and cinnamon, moves through damask rose, jasmine tea and geranium, and settles on olibanum, agarwood (oud) and patchouli.

• cumin: warm, dusty, unmistakably sweaty at any real dose. The note people either forgive or refuse
• pink pepper: light rosy pepper that sparkles rather than burns

It lasts well and carries into a room.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.