Maison Alhambra Kismet Magic

Mostly warm baking spice, in the cinnamon and clove family. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on cognac, moves through cinnamon, tonka bean and oak, and settles on praline, vanilla and sandalwood.

• cinnamon: hot sweet baking spice
• tonka bean: warm almond-and-vanilla sweetness with a dry hay-like edge

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.