Tom Ford Cherry Smoke

Mostly sweet and syrupy, often with an almond bitterness underneath. Underneath that, dry and warm, like cedar shavings or the inside of a wooden drawer.

It opens on sour cherry and saffron, moves through leather, olive and chinese osmanthus, and settles on smoke, woody notes and cypriol oil or nagarmotha.

• saffron: warm leathery spice, dry with a faint medicinal bite
• leather: like a new leather jacket: dry, smoky, faintly bitter

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.