Casbah fragrance notes
Head
- angelica root, black pepper, nutmeg
Heart
- incense, orris, tobacco
Base
- cedarwood, vetiver
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This is no cloud emenating from a censer, but light smoke trailing through fresh greenery, accented with just a hint of abstracted sweetness. It's an incense scent perfect for gardeners.

I really like incense as a smell, but of incense perfumes (canonically understood) I only have Casbah because it's so particular as a note that I can't use it often, so a single perfume is more than enough; and then,
having to choose one and only one, I say without hesitation "Casbah of Piguet".
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In the opening, I am greeted with musky, earthy angelica, black pepper, and a notable liturgical smoke with sweeter overtones of tobacco.
This dries down to a persistent incense heart that has become woodier and more coniferous, somewhat damp but also paradoxically dusty. A deep, abundant red cedar note is detected as well.
In the base, it is evident that the woody amber aromachem Norlimbanol is used, albeit tastefully so, to extend the incense sensation. This is accompanied by vetiver and cola-like myrrh resin (which is not listed as a note).
I am thrilled to have this in my possession just in time for the cool autumn nights just around the corner.


