4. Montabaco

One of the most exquisite fragrances I've ever tried, surely. Beyond words, it's beautiful so utterly Gorgeous and pleasant, evokes calm and serene vibes of standing on high lush mountains overlooking the clouds, feeling the pure air, passing over your entire being, this scent has that transporting effect, carefully and masterfully blended, it's hard to pick distinct notes but the scent opens up with some greenness that's uplifting, very airy touches of sweetness enter as it evolves during its long lifespan as a skin scent. Initially projects generously, garnered unexpected compliments for me, fragrances don't get that done so often, especially niche ones for me. If you're willing to shell out on a well crafted perfume at this price point, this one has all the typical checkmarks ticked for sure. Must try for sure for an immersive Olfactive experience.

A lovely heady fougere style composition evoking the smell and feel of Latin America, Montabaco is a good example of the expert blending skills of Geza Schoen. For this perfume he deftly combines natural and synthetic accords for a smoothly blended journey to the heart of the South American aura. The perfume opens with citrusy aromatic notes of orange, bergamot, juniper, sage, and cardamom. The heart is mostly floral with magnolia, hedione, rose, violet, and tea. The perfume settles on a dense powdery tobacco, with iso e super, suede, sandalwood, moss, tonka, and ambergris. The perfume (Intensivo version) has tremendous projection and sillage (in part to the iso e super) and lasts forever. It can be classified as a unisex scent though it leans slight masculine. This is a lovely composition worth sampling at least. Enjoy!

Complex Tea and Tobacco Very interesting fragrance, opens up airy and then tobacco hits pretty quick along with a bit of sage and even less citrus. To me the tobacco smelt like I had just smoked a cigar it threw me off at first. It eventually starts settling down and you start smelling more of the moss and suede as the tobacco begins to take a back seat, the tobacco remains present for most of the fragrance. After a couple of hours as the tobacco fades and this is where it gets amazing for me. The tea along with other base notes . Smells amazing on the Drydown. I wish I enjoyed the tobacco in the opening more this would be a 10 otherwise.

Nose to skin I get cardamom and tobacco mainly. In the air I pick up on the tea and it is lovely. Having this on one wrist, and Intensivo on the other, I can attest that the differences are negligible. Both have the "mountain air" accord that truly does make it seem...well...airy. I've never really been to the mountains to say whether or not it's accurate, but I can say it adds a needed dimension to the scents. I'm biased due to my love of tea scents, but this is really good stuff!

Pine🌲, tobacco🍂, pencil shavings.✏️ Freshly crushed loose leaf herbal tea.🌱🫖 An airy, chilly freshness like a cool, fall breeze hinting at the coming winter. A calming, comforting blend.😌 I prefer the Parfum rather than the Intensivo, which leans more masculine to my nose. I layer the Intensivo w/ various florals to fem it up & find, happily, that it plays well w/ most soliflores🌹& quite a few bouquets. 💐