Amouage Jubilation 40

Mostly sweet resinous warmth, soft and slightly powdery. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on blackberry, black currant and labdanum, moves through frankincense, bay leaf and cinnamon, and settles on opoponax, agarwood (oud) and patchouli.

• blackberry: dark jammy berry, sweet with a tart skin
• black currant: tart purple fruit with a green, faintly sulphurous edge. Often labelled cassis

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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