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lestatishe – :
Single Malt is a beautiful scent. Unfortunately like most By Kilian fragrances it does not project and becomes a skin scent in about an hour. I can’t justify spending $320 on a fragrance that goes “Straight to Heaven” in minutes.
And I tried Straight to Heaven Extreme. More Rum and Vanilla did not equate to more projection or performance on my skin. Just more initial noise before converting to a skin scent within about an hour. I finally tried Pure Malt and I find it’s a much better selection if you want a pleasant boozy scent that will project and maintain it’s performance.
Pipipir – :
Where is the Malt? It should be renamed to Single Plum! If you want a Malty fragrance check out Pure Malt by TM. That said, it’s still a very nice fragrance, if you ignore the price. Longevity? Life of a mayfly. I don’t think I’ll even bother checking out Apple Brandy.
serzh.goman – :
Very beautiful boozy scent. It gets me compliments from people who don’t like fragrances. Definetely try this one.
katysha_ket – :
Single Malt By Kilian takes you on a progressive journey from a beautiful boozy opening with a single malt accord, to a dry down of the oak wooden barrel still moist with booze it just held inside.
Classy and Elegant. Mature, leaning serious in tone, but with traces of playful undertones. Well balanced. Non-linear. It opens with a woodiness like that of Straight to Heaven By Kilian, and begins to shift to a sweet spiciness reminiscent of Ambre Narguile by Hermes. As it begins going into mid, the plum becomes more prominent and even has a touch of smokiness. At this point I find it more wearable than ambre narguile/oajan because the sweetness is more balanced with wood here. So instead of a sweet tobacco, at this point it is a sweet woody tobacco. In this case, the sweetness coming form the plum and vanilla. The wheat note is present, and adds to the tobacco vibe. In contrast to Ambre Narguille, this blend of woodiness and wheat makes it more masculine, and more wearable in a work or serious setting because it is less playful. This fragrance definitely evolves within the first couple of hours. As it continues to develop, the woody smokiness turns to incense, due to the balsam/resin. So, as it begins to dry down it turns into an incensey plum. And now, it reminds me of a restrained Plum Japonais by Tom Ford. Finally in the dry down, the fragrance becomes once again aptly suited to the name. It smells of an oak wooden barrel moist with the sweet traces of the single malt whisky it just held inside. In the end, the smokiness has gone away, and the plum has gone away down. The resinous sweetness, an amber accord, becomes more prevalent and lays on a base of wood.The final fragrance it reminds me of at this point is Amber Bourbon by the Art of Shaving, but softer.
The development of this fragrance is truly remarkable. This is definitely one of the best By Kilian fragrances in my opinion, and I do love it. Sure it is reminiscent of other fragrances, but it’s development makes it very unique. It is not redundant to any the afore mentioned. In the mid, I wouldn’t refer to this as a boozy fragrance, but I do get the boozy accord in the opening and in the dry down.
akrasnyy – :
Hi..Laurynas..I can not impose my opinion to the others but I can tell you what is my feelings and perceptions regarding the comparison between SM and PM. The fact is I never ever thought to compare these two because IMO PM has nothing common with SM except the part of the name. SM is at the level so high that many of us may not be able to wonder how the intoxicant, captivating and supper luxurious is this Gem. However i will suggest to sample the both and decide by your self which one agrees with your taste and chemistry.
Neteli333 – :
Hello everyone,
I am a little bit confused trying to figure out is this Single Malt really so similar, or almost the same smelling perfume as the Pure Malt by Thierry Mugler, which is definitely a very good perfume. Have compared the notes and accords, they seem to differ, but many reviews claimed these two being totally the same as it goes with the A Men and the Intoxicated by Kilian. Thank you for your help in advance!
ssswwweerrr – :
The opening few seconds really got me fooled. It smell as if I was holding an oak cork of an old bottle of brandy.
Don’t spend your money yet. The boozy initial blast quickly transition to a dried, sugar preserved-fruity notes: the brandy travel back in time, converting back to its ingredients. At some point I can perceive the 板蓝根 notes: a sweet cocoa like chinese herbal tone.
It kept that cloying sweetness for god knows how long, finally fades away.
quencediuck – :
My favorite boozy fragrance of all time. A beautiful juicy plum that has been soaking inside of an oak barrel full of whiskey. Very realistic and unique. Masterpiece from By Kilian.
vitaliy31390 – :
it smells very similar to Versace Dreamer to my nose, nice scent
suskis – :
Love it from the first sniff. Surprisingly good. Far the best of Kilian fragrances to me. Will make this a gift for my love.
71V76 – :
Wow! Just WOW!! And did I mention…. WOW!!!
I will start by admitting that I am typically drawn to whiskey / woody / tobacco type scents. So this one is right up my alley.
It has been awhile since I looked at this house and it was time to explore and rediscover some of their scents. Last weekend I stopped in the a Saks store and obtained some samples to try out. So far this has been the shining star.
SM is a very classy, elegant and sexy fragrance. It does capture the essence of a good single malt scotch. I regularly attend whiskey tasting in my area and enjoy sampling a variety of single malts. One of the things I enjoy doing is to hold the whiskey glass under my nose and breath in through my mouth. That pulls all of the flavors of the drink into my nose. The scent I get from this fragrance very much reminds me of some of the single malt whiskies I have sampled over the years.
I get great projection and longevity on my skin. Throughout the day I kept getting delicious whiffs. I can see this one in either casual or dress clothes.
Bottom line: If you like whiskey / malt scents, you need to try this one. If you like this scent, try a whiskey tasting.
Markl – :
Commenting on fragrances is some how tricky, semi artistic and bit misleading affair because of mysterious nature of relation between fragrances and human sense of art and creation. being the pure subjective experience, some one is likely required to express how he feel red color in front of blind, yet he tries and some time may be successful if case pertains to the fragrance not color. if I am asked to express SM By Kilian, I would say Beauty make you to love, love renders a feel of intoxication. Now if I have to translate the feel in terms of fragrance, I WOULD NAME SINGLE MALT BY KILIAN…..It is smell of love, it is smell of heaven….yet it is supper sexy but supper serious. it expresses the purity and beauty of emotions and relations, and therefore if you look at the next to you through this gem, you will be surprised to have close encounter with some thing missing of yourself. sorry for bit philosophical comment, but it is……
belakov83 – :
definitely the best one from Kilian In my opinion
VADOS67 – :
Sublime scent to the life’s precious chapters…
11Ferrari777 – :
Scent – wheat, cedar wood chips & vanilla.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the colder months, day or night.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 24hrs consistently.
yamaxalex – :
Love this one from beginning to end. A boozy malt, fruity/smoky plum with a sweet vanilla dry down. I get the alcoholic vibe as the name suggests but, the sillage also puts me in a cigar shop I used to walk past in my local mall as a child (Tobacco Lane). Not sure which flavor this one reminded me of but, I know it was there hidden among the rows of different tobacco blends in fancy jars. Single Malt fills me with nostalgia with each waft which is a very rare occurrence in my collection.
I’ve been waiting since May to try this on a cool Fall day. The hour is nigh lol
titov1871 – :
Wow. Period.
Nomasto – :
I agree with some other reviews that ive seen online that there is a bit of tobacco vibe here, as well as although not listed oak.
What I dont agree with is that this smells anything like apple brandy. Apple brandy to me basically has a crisp and zestyness to it that is not here at all. Its also much more gourmand imo as it has a bit apple pie, or buttery caramel apple smell to go along with the cider.
Nothing like that comes to mind at all with this.
This is muuuuuuuuuch more woody and dry. This is basically a cedar scent. Theres a little bit of sweetness, a bit of boozyness, and even a little bit of tobaccoish smell at the beginning.
To try to visualize it maybe something like imagine you got your chainsaw(if you own one I guess lol)and you are sawing through some oak tree, and the sap from the oak tree though is drizzling out this sweet sorta boozy plumish syrup, with vanilla. But no matter what you do through out this scent as you take every breath theres still the woodchips(or cedar chips)flying into your nostril and flying all around after you just destroyed this tree.
This probably sounds like a bad review, but honestly its just sweet enough that its enjoyable for me, and it is pleasant. But it walks a fine line of smelling like pencil shavings as well. Although im not sure how you could but, if for some reason SL Chene with its oak and (supposeded)sweet boozy notes are to much for you, I dont see how you could stand this.
Not as interesting as apple brandy since it doesnt really call anything to memory. But since I myself dont care about apple cider, butter carmel apples etc, I actually think this is better smelling. But thats obviously pretty biased.
Performance was ok.
Price is ridiculous of course but if your rich and you like it, go ahead and give it a try
Indigo86 – :
The king of booze and cedar wood. High quality cedar wood if that exists.. I also get the inside of a fancy cigar box humidifier that was just emptied of the worlds finest cigars…super niche, super exclusive
CuriousBox43 – :
Single Malt by By Kilian accomplishes excellently the balance between sweet and boozy, evoking just enough syrupy, honeyish sweetness simultaneously with aspects of whiskey and scotch. I’m not even an aficionado of scotch or whiskey, but much like coffee before I drank it, I enjoy their aromas and notes, and they come through in Single Malt.
Projection is certainly strong for several hours in but beyond that it’s not a beast all day / all night. It reminds me of Herod by Parfums de Marly in its pure sweetness most of all, actually, despite the notion that Herod is linked to tobacco and Single Malt is linked to booze; the type of sweetness strikes me as similar.
Single Malt is the only By Kilian I’ve given much consideration to buying, as I’ve usually found that their fragrances are more comparably done elsewhere (Intoxicated is replicated in the A*Men line, Back to Black is not quite as good as other sweet tobaccos like Herod or TV) but in this case, I find Single Malt unique enough to merit real consideration at its considerable ($295 for 50ml) price point. Peculiarly, it’s an exclusive to the London boutique but seems available online all the same (unlike the Le Labo, Tom Ford exclusives).
9 out of 10
Acculmice – :
probably the best one from Kilian In my opinion….great scent..great booze..longevity may be an issue
valuev5 – :
So I received a complimentary sample of this, along with Pearl Oud and Lemon In Zest from By Kilian. This is good, but I don’t get any booziness from this at all, nothing compared to Apple Brandy, and maybe that’s what they were going for. This basically smelled like toasted malt and the longevity is actually very good about 8+hours.
Smell 8/10
Longevity 9/10
meduza222 – :
Please don’t blind buy this. It will last on you for a good long 45 mins.
Open with soft boozy glenfiddich scotch whisky, then turn into tobacco scent.
scent: 4/5
Projection: 1/5
Longevity: 1/5
Serg19850 – :
I don’t get the comparison to Apple Brandy other than they both have booze as a backdrop. There is a sweetness here but I get sweetgrass and not fruit or vanilla. The Boozy aspect is far more dominant to me than Apple Brandy and I can almost taste it when I wear it. As i wear it, it loses the sweetgrass booze and warms down to something very pleasant. It appears to stick close to the skin and doesn’t seem to last very long. I’m not sold yet. This may take some outside feedback…
ddlposter – :
Starts out really boozy with a quite strong whiff of alcohol. Sweet, fruity notes of plum and malt. The vanilla in this is not overly sweet and balances well. Reminds me of my all time favorite Apple Brandy, and allthough less pronounced than AB, Single Malt is a very pleasant encounter. Like AB it´s an instant hit with everybody who comes close to my wrist or neck. Sits close to the skin and not very loud. Maybe is this the key to its attraction. I, for one, wear perfumes for myself, more than to turn heads and leave traces of scent walking through a room. However it could have a far better longevity.
Eventually Single Malt gets lovely oak-like notes, I really love this concept of bringing out the aroma of the oak barrels used for whisky, rum or cognac. This way it becomes a lot more than just a sweet gourmand like TM´s Pure Malt etc.
Another lovely by master nose Sidonie Lancesseur!
8/10
XoмячоK – :
Absolutely the BEST malty accord ever created in a fragrance! Smell stunningly luxurious!
PS, the dry down is similar to Apple Brandy. 🙂
fevephelf – :
Ow my lord….. A blind buy for me and so glad I did! A boozy malty spicy top that’s to die for, yummy. Mid reminds me of apple brandy, the dry down is a nice spicy caramel like scent. Lasts ages, projection is ok but I would like it to be better. At last a Masculine fragrance from By Kilian, I cant stop smelling it from the bottle lol Only gripe is the price (for full presentation).
DjLaZaReV – :
Smells like absolute luxury. Starts off boozy and then blossoms into a beautifully sweet gold.
sergious – :
I like the opening, the whiskey is noticeable but fades away to fast in my opinion.
While the whiskey gets weaker and weaker untill barely noticeable, the soft wood comes forward to marry the vanilla and a cookie was born. A soft, vanilla cookie.
I think apple brandy is better for my personal taste, more booze and a bigger dose of wood while maintaining the apple off course. Single malt goes vanilla pretty fast but it’s a nice and gentle vanilla.
On the other hand i have to say that single malt is easier to wear then apple brandy.
I read people saying this is sweeter but to me apple brandy is way sweeter.
If you like apple brandy but would like it less bold than maybe this one is for you.
The longevity on single malt is pretty good.
Projection especially the first hour is good, after that it becomes softer.
Both scents, apple brandy and single malt are good. Being apple brandy my personal favourite of the two and both having some things in common i would say that single malt would be more suited to women who like these kind of scents and apple brandy for the men.
Ahmat – :
it IS indeed similar to ‘apple brandy’, but the differences become apparent a few hours in…
they both start off boozy, deep, royal and majestic. After a few hours, apple brandy kinda remains linear (still LOVE it to death, though), whereas single malt developes and becomes a bit more woody-smoky. whatever incense in present certainly comes to the fore and kinda dominates the booziness.
it’s a balsamic (rich resin, benzoin-like) smoky boozy concoction. i need to try this a few more times, definitely, but from what i’ve experienced so far, i like it.
can’t smell it too much from my wrist (sillage is kinda low for a kilian scent), but it’s not a linear scent.
*tried alongside apple brandy…