24 Old Bond Street

This fragrance kept me intrigued after 20-30 minutes - a powerful burst of citrus with splashes and a cologne-like persistence is clearly noticeable. At first, I wondered if juniper and cardamom could dance on rose petals after a plentiful tea session. So, I decided to visit the Atkinsons website. I read the fragrance description carefully, not just the notes pyramid, but the actual description. And everything fell into place right away. In the composition of this truly well-crafted perfume, there is, according to the creators, not just tea, but the famous Earl Grey, infused with oil obtained from the peel of bergamot fruits. So, the citrus notes may not seem obvious to us - they are present, but somehow elegantly concealed in the pyramid description. However, this does not diminish the beauty of the cologne. It is indeed not as simple as it may seem - you have to observe it until the very last stage when the tea has cooled and a sour-juniper coolness with pink veins wafts through. It is elegant yet persistent, composed, and slightly self-indulgent. But only slightly.

I feel like I didn’t understand what juniper berry smelt like until I got this. It opens with a fresh almost linen like berry smell (imagine like a really fancy dryer sheet or linens at a nice hotel) and of course is followed by the tea note you most likely bought this for. For the tea lovers I’d sh this is pretty well done. It gets nicer as it dries rather than more synthetic which is nice. The whiskey note is in the subtle side but blended really well. Nothing here sticks out or is too pungent. Pretty much like a tea & whiskey body wash. Not much rose to my nose. Got mine for $49, definitely worth the $80-90 price point you can often find it listed at

This is a very clean and elegant scent. I was hoping for more whiskey in here, but the whiskey is very faint. What it leaves is a nice summer fragrance of tea, woods, and musk which are given some personality by the rose, juniper and cardomom. The whiskey is there just enough to give it some character, but not enough to make this a 'whiskey fragrance'. It was not what I was expecting, but it still smells nice. The performance so far seems non-existant. I will have to wear it around a bit to confirm, but was I expecting more since I ordered the fragrance oil hoping for a deeper performance.

The opening is a well done whiskey note, a little soapy, with the scent of older perfume that was familiar to me. Someone below said Pleasures by Este Lauder. Bingo, good call. Pleasures smells great and reminds me of good memories with a woman in my past. The scent of bourbon and the pleasures type cantaloupe note is soon joined by juniper, cardamom and roses. Smells really good!

I was given this tester and one of Oud Save The King by my mate at Niche Gallery. I gave 24 Old Bond Street a little sniff a few weeks ago and found it inoffensive and pleasant, but when I sprayed it properly on skin yesterday it really landed for me. This is right up my street.