Intense Cafe

I tried it for the first time today. It’s a wonderful scent and I can’t stop smelling it. It’s definitely much more of a floral scent, so I would avoid it if you are looking for a coffee scent. I definitely get the rose but it’s more complex; it smells like a bouquet but the coffee does help subdue the florals making it wearable without be obnoxious. With the heavy floral notes, I get more of a spring, even summer vibe, but most reviews say winter. I have not worn it in the heat, so it’s possible it’s too much for warm weather. As much as I love the scent, I am not sure it’s for men even though it lists as unisex. I would say it definitely leans feminine.

The coffee note within—which many people fail to detect, and which is very subtle, almost like a latte (don't expect Turkish coffee)—is hidden inside the rose. I wish they hadn't been stingy and had just added a *tad* more coffee—(see: Kuru Kahveci Mehmet Efendi)—that would have really helped. It’s not a cheap-smelling rose; it’s a sweet, inviting, fragrant rose. Even if it leans feminine—and even if people might say, "Dude's wearing a 'girly' scent"—I honestly couldn't care less; I love wearing it. Longevity is excellent; the opening is fleeting, as expected, followed by a blend of mixed florals. I wish buses and Metrobuses smelled like this.

My honeymoon and dates with my husband perfume, I got it on my way to Spain from an airport. It gives me joy with only one or two sprays for the whole day😍 it has more like espresso than coffee note. The floral part is balanced because I don't like the overly floral (rose water like) perfumes all the time. One disadvantage is the packaging, one can't tell how much is left in the bottle and it is little hard to pack while travelling with only a fabric bag and a tiny metal piece. Intense cafe is the one of my favorites. I would buy it again and again💜🤎

One piece of advice if you're new to Montale: never trust the name. I could honestly write an entire article about Montale's deceptive and confusing perfume naming logic, but I'll leave that for another time. The logic seems to be: Good ol' Pierre and his team make yet another remix of something they've already done countless times, then ask themselves, “How can we confuse the hell out of our customers and give this the most confusing name possible?”

Intense Cafe has a sweet rose and vanilla character with coffee adding a darker warm shade around the flowers, it sits between floral and gourmand rather than being only a straight coffee scent, I like this rich combination with the musky amber base giving the sweetness some softness underneath