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Jaysson – :
Damp, rich, chewy, resinous, animalic, and musky. These are the words I would immediately use if I were to tell somewhat what the biggest and loudest tobacco fragrance I have smelled to date smells like (this fragrance of course is the subject of this set of notes: Tobac Grande.) Hyraceum, cognac, and tobacco start this one off with a bang – at once it is musky, alcoholic, and densely filled to the brim with the richest pipe tobacco you have ever smelled in your life.
There is a sweetness that seems to emanate from the cognac, although the tonka is indeed here tucked behind the tobacco as a chewy, sweet, and slightly spicy undertone – there is cade here, which is more often than not used to create a leather tone, but here to me smells more like a semi-sweet woodiness enveloping the very center of the tobacco, and as it grows more and more, you begin to smell the bitter chocolate, and fruity herbal qualities of the osmanthus, which all work together to create a environment for the tobacco, liquor and musk to grow in: it brings to mind those masculine environments where these rich cigars, and dark liquors are smoked and drank, but without the ‘burnt’ notes at the end of a lit cigar or smoked pipe.
The ambergris is here as quite frequent in the SPA attars I have smelled thus far, but the salty qualities are hard to detect – instead it works as a strong sparkling and heavenly quality to the honey which adds layers of warmth and sweetness to the composition overall – this, you could imagine, acts as the dimly lit lights within the room where these gentlemen are hanging out and as such seem as much the ‘lens’ through which all these notes are seen through, and as such it isn’t so much that the tobacco itself seems sweet (although the benzoin and the tonka are indeed huge factors adding to the chewy and somewhat fruity aspects of the tobacco) but that the overall ‘tone’ of the composition is warm and comfy.
You can feel the licorice here (as the tolu balsam occasionally transmogrifies into) as a dark unsweet scandanavian variety. Cedar is in the background with the cade producing somewhat smokey and smooth woody effect that last for a great duration of the fragrance (although occasionally, the total effect pairs with the coffee produces a leather effect similar to that in Arquiste’s Nanban, of the dark coffeehouse with deep and rich stained wood, and syrupy resins spilling occasionally onto the leather seats.)
There are in fact some notes that come out from hiding (castoreum and heliotrope for sure) every once in a while, but seem to be memories, as if spun by the conversation of these self-same gentlemen.
Overall this one is the richest, tastiest, and best ‘pure’ tobacco fragrance I have ever tried – with that being said, don’t expect that this one is a one-trick pony – stare into the room long enough, and the tobacco will fade, and you will see all of the marvelous things adorning the room.
9/10
YT: Jess AndWesH
almera – :
This is such a smooth tobacco scent, it is like the finest pipe tobacco you have ever smelt, it has a sweetness to it as well. it is so well blended that you forget you are wearing a fragrance. there are so many notes for this one but the main ones i get are sweet tobacco with cognac in the background. performance is very good considering the tiny amount i apply to my skin.
Rhinuelimen – :
Best tobacco fragrance ever made. Very realistic and beautifull. You smell it and you know it’s about toppest quality pipe tobacco : Dutch “Amphora” tobacco, or Turkish, or famous discontinued brand “Balkan sobranie”. Some so called ” tobacco scents” has nothing to do with tobacco. For example Creed ” Tabarome” – where is tobacco there?
asanet – :
This would be stunning on a guy. On me it opens with a sweet chewy tobacco followed by a floral fruity aroma. After 5 mins sweet benzoin emerges and a rich balsam note and again a damp chewy rich tobacco. Its lovely, quite strong on me and very rich. Lasts for over 8 hours on my skin but it definitely skews masculine. A perfumed work of art. Lovely.
Drorourdy – :
This Tabac Grande is really grande, really big. It has tons of tobacco, and honey and amber which makes it a bit sweet. It has also delicate saffron and a touch of rose. The oud used here is not a beast as in others attars, I would say this is a sweet delicate oud, well blended with the rest of the ingredients.
On my skin it lasted more than 12 hours with a tiny amount of it.
If you like good tabac scents this is a must to try.