Tobacco, Oud and Vanilla
Aaron Terence Hughes (2019)

Right out of the gate when you spray this upon your skin you will perceive a really good Oud accord. It smells like rich spicy resinous woods and it sits on a lovely bed of vanilla with hints of rose coming through now and again.

This Oud dominates for a few hours until the tobacco comes through. It smells very nice and rich and the quality is exceptional. That Oud is the star of the show because it is real and gives the scent depth.

Now it's not going to be to everyone's taste but it is worthy of at least sampling.

This delivers on the promise of its name, right from the opening. You get pipe tobacco, slightly dirty oud and a thick, sweet vanilla. That rose note is there for the first couple hours and then fades. The late drydown is mostly a dry, woody vanilla.

Big projection on minimal sprays. All day longevity. Impressive performance.