Amouage Interlude 53

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, like woodsmoke or a blown-out match.

It opens on oregano, pimento and bergamot, moves through incense, opoponax and amber, and settles on smoke, leather and agarwood (oud).

• bergamot: bright citrus peel, sharper and greener than orange. The note that makes Earl Grey tea smell the way it does
• incense: dry resinous smoke, the smell of a church rather than a bonfire

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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