Maison Alhambra Exclusive Tabac

Mostly dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer. Underneath that, dried leaves, sweet and warm rather than like a lit cigarette.

It opens on osmanthus, ginger and artemisia, moves through tobacco, patchouli and guaiac wood, and settles on tonka bean.

• osmanthus: apricot-and-leather flower: fruity, a little suede-like, never quite sweet
• ginger: sharp and fresh with a peppery bite, closer to the raw root than to gingerbread

It lasts well and carries into a room.

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