Byredo 1996

Mostly like a new leather jacket, smoky with a bitter edge. Underneath that, cool and green, like herbs crushed between your fingers.

It opens on juniper berries and black pepper, moves through leather, orris and violet, and settles on patchouli, black amber and vanilla.

• juniper: dry resinous berry, piney and gin-like
• black pepper: dry and hot, like pepper cracked straight from the mill

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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