Kilian Straight To Heaven White Cristal

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, smells like food: caramel, chocolate, vanilla, bakery.

It opens on rum and dried fruits, moves through patchouli, nutmeg and jasmine, and settles on virginia cedar, musk and amber.

• rum: boozy and sweet, with caramel warmth
• patchouli: dark and earthy with a sweet edge, somewhere between damp soil and a second-hand bookshop

It lasts well and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

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