New York Nights
Bond No. 9 (2017)

There are some notes in this fragrance that lend themselves to masculinity, so I would classify it as Unisex. It is a slightly-powdery, slightly-floral, slightly-mature, sweet, strong fragrance that has a sophisticated elegance. This would be fantastic for office-wear for a man, and casual wear for anyone.

Bond No. 9 New York Nights, a 2017 release, is one of the house's more recent and deliberate attempts at a nearly full-on gourmand scent.

Coffee and caramel are the named base notes but seem to take over the fragrance almost entirely within a half hour of applying, and it's those that provide the little bass that the fragrance offers as far as sweetness, which is, to my nose, very much tip-of-the-tongue, borderline sickeningly sweet.

The sharpness of the opening florals and patchouli does not help ground the fragrance at all, so the experience feels very top-heavy, overall. Even at the discounted $180 for 100ml pricing on FragranceNet, New York Nights feels scarcely worthwhile relative to the other, less expensive but much better gourmands of New Haarlem and I Love New York For All.

Overall, a like, not a love, and not at all a bad entry as gourmands go, but too much jelly and not enough toast.

7 out of 10

Smells delicious and survives a 20 min swim in a chlorinated pool.

Long lasting caramel from beginning to end...very nice.