Apple Brandy by By Kilian
Men Women 2013
Description
Apple Brandy by Kilian is an oriental woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2013, the nose behind this composition is Sidonie Lancesseur. The top notes reveal rum, apple, sugar and plum; the heart unfolds oak, wooden barrel and smoke; while the base notes complete the olfactory pyramid with vanilla, labdanum, Texas cedar, Chinese cedar and ambroxan.
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
3,303 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
970 votes
Season
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841 votes
Time of day
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474 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Apple Brandy
Apple Brandy by Kilian is an oriental woody fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2013, the nose behind this composition is Sidonie Lancesseur. The top notes reveal rum, apple, sugar and plum; the heart unfolds oak, wooden barrel and smoke; while the base notes complete the olfactory pyramid with vanilla, labdanum, Texas cedar, Chinese cedar and ambroxan.
Fruits, vegetables and nuts Woods and mosses Spices Resins and balsams Musk, amber and animalic
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
428 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
561 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
298 votes
Value perception
Leading answer A little expensive
249 votes
Have you worn Apple Brandy?
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frankmxn
Nothing to add to @Elpro and @SirCharlie’s reviews: it smells glorious, but given the price, it’s a treat for oneself as it lacks projection and fades quickly; sometimes you catch it, and I confess, it’s intoxicating.
SirCharlie
Everyone talks about Black Phantom or Intoxicated, even Angel’s Share lately, but after trying almost the entire Kilian range, I swear this Apple Brandy is the best from the house and one of the finest fragrances I’ve ever tried. It smells simple yet possesses sublime depth and realism: a refined brandy that draws out the last sweetness from a caramelised and malted apple, with barrel wood everywhere. Sometimes it’s more volatile, other times fruitier, but always with delicious quality and intoxication. As it dries down, a malty note emerges like in Angel’s Share, making it definitively boozy. I agree with Elpro that it has molecular nuances and something undefined at the start, but I believe it lasts and projects more than you’d think. It’s a proper fragrance, unisex with a lean towards masculine, ideal for cold weather, dates, and formal events, though I’d wear it every day. It’s an inexplicable crime to discontinue it for the ‘on the rocks’ version, which doesn’t even come close. Luckily, the Alexandria version is immensely similar and keeps this excellence alive. Rating: 10/10, from another planet.
Elpro
The opening lasts ten seconds and smells of brandy alcohol (like bottled alcohol, but very soft). As it dries down, it’s more of an ‘olfactory sensation’, akin to Escentric Molecules: it resembles oak wood with a faint background of vanilla from Mancera Cedrat Boise, very soft and almost transparent. When I bought it, I thought it was anosmic, that it couldn’t be smelled, but after trying it several times, I detected that sensation at arm’s length and on the skin. It seems like a molecular fragrance.