Bourbon

Bourbon is such a sexy fragrance. The toasted oak and silky, caramelized, rich booziness really do make one thing of expensive liquors aging in heavy oak barrels. The bourbon vanilla is gorgeous. The labdanum, castoreum and oakmoss come out in the drydown, and the dirty musk and warm, dry earthiness are also wonderful. It's sexy, dark, dirty perfume paired with rich, boozy sweetness and toasted oak. So good.

Of all the lovely Hendleys I have sampled, this is the one that has me huffing my arm in the most ridiculous manner. I am a sucker for orientals, true, but this is the ne plus ultra in my books. The bourbon vanilla, cognac, castoreum, benzoin, tonka bean and musk just to name a few have my eyeballs rolling back in my head. It is sweet, boozy, smoky perfection. Saving for a FB for the fall/winter months