Red Tobacco
Mancera (2017)

One hell of an olfactory experience, to say the least! This is strong, powerful, warm, spicy, vanillic and is like your nose is hovering directly over a freshly cherried tobacco pipe. Go easy on the trigger! Definitely not for the warmer months as this already packs plenty of heat. It's a roaring fireplace in a bottle. One of my all-time favorites!

As the name suggests, this fragrance is all about cinnamon. The spiciness of the cinnamon hits you right away, and it's supported by a base of amber and vanilla. If you're a fan of pipe tobacco, you might enjoy giving this scent a try. However, be aware that it is quite sweet.

Personally, I feel that the drydown could be refined a bit more, or alternatively, the synthetic oud accord could be removed altogether. While this fragrance is not really my cup of tea, I can see it being a good choice for winter weather when you want a scent that will cut through the cold.

Hey! I love this frag! Warm, sweet, complex, NOT overbearing! (which is important as in my profession you are in a room one on one with customers (counselor))

Thoroughly enjoy this one! Just purchased off Amazon dec 2022, Lot # 22F174D

Give it a shot!

A saffron and cinnamon infused peach covered in sweet cherry tobacco,, resting on warm woods and vanilla, with just a little bit of medicine.

Wow. Sigh.

2 sprays will last you all day, and more than three sprays will make other people run away.

You are going to want to sniff where you sprayed Red Tobacco, but don’t: the medicinal/chemical smell will only put you off if you directly sniff where you sprayed Red Tobacco.

For those of you who want something dreamier than The Dreamer, careful application of Red Tobacco will quiet your craving.

8/10

Strong? I suppose so but certainly not knock-down-an-entire-room strong. Red Tobacco is reminiscent of Tauer's L'air du Desert Morocain turned up to eleven. It reveals everything it has all at once. with a strong cinnamon note right off the bat which quickly dissipates to let the incense and oud with ripe fruit and honey notes rise to the top. And stay there. Except the sweet tobacco note which is definitely more prominent in the dry down, the effect is linear. And it lasts all day. Spray away. It's all quite delicious.

Lavish opening, like breaking the seal on a pouch of luxury pipe tobacco, with lush fruit and spice notes. Any smoker or person close to will know the smell of freshly opened pack, it's key to the marketing of pouch tobacco brands. Divine.
The mid life is sweet and a little powdery, probably the white musk coming to the fore, which to me, signifies common "department store-bought". Sad that the momentum was lost. You do still get momentary whiffs of the intriguing tobacco and spice, but otherwise it's just a common cookie cutter formulation. Not an unpleasant scent, just a bit too short a flash of the primary drawcard.