Creed Vintage Tabarome
4.2
Overall
Accords
citrus
woody
tobacco
mossy
amber
warm spicy
Notes Pyramid
Top
BergamotCitruses
Heart
Tobacco LeafPepper
Base
oak mossSandalwoodAmber
Community Verdict
Pros & Cons
- ✅ Rummaging through my father’s old stuff, I found a nearly full flacon of this stuff. It is simply incredible. It makes complete sense that Churchill wore it - cigar rooms and leather couches. More specifically, a sharp citrus opening that dries down into the driest of Oakmoss and tobacco leaf with traces of resinous leather. It is blended incredibly well and smells unlike anything else. Is it dated? Of course. Churchill wore it. Does it smell like “old people”? Of course. Churchill wore it. Is it overly masculine, evoking a time when gender roles were firm and men were truly men? Of course, Churchill wore it. Is it nevertheless one of the absolute best formal scents I have ever had the pleasure of wearing? Of course. For all his flaws, Sir Winston Churchill wore it (supposedly). ;)
- ✅ I'm rather shocked this hasn't been more reviewed than it has, but that likely owes to lack of production since say 2009. I recently opened my Creed Atomizer of this without spraying as I was contemplating a sale of it -- last time I saw this on auction, it was pricing at (and fetching) $1700 for the same amount. I dreaded parting with it, and opened the atomizer to smell the whiff of the juice within. I was absolutely NOT going to part with this. It's about the most brilliant rendition of a tobacco and leather scent, something one would only hope to achieve via imitation. It smells of a clubby room decorated in oak wood, leather chairs, brandy glasses and good cigars or pipes. My God, why did I even consider selling it?!? Now that I've been intoxicated again, this might rear its head on occasion and make a guest appearance on a cool evening when the breezes are right. If you are lucky enough to have smelled or have a sample, you'll understand all of this. If you're luckier still to have more, you'll have experienced it. If not, I wish I could convey in words what you're truly missing as Tabarome Millesime pales by comparison.
- ✅ Creed PRIVATE TABAROME (as my sample vial is labeled) or VINTAGE TABAROME is one seriously intense little elixir. A couple of drops and I am basically overwhelmed by what appears to my nose to be a very leather-heavy scent. Yes, there are chypre elements here, but leather definitely dominates to my nose. I had been looking forward with great anticipation to trying this Creed creation, as I adore TABAROME and am planning to add a bottle to my collection. While still a high-quality composition, PRIVATE TABAROME is an entirely different beast, literally and figuratively! I smell dark, rough leather above all and all over the place. If there is tobacco in this composition, it is nothing like the shiny wet green leaves found in TABAROME and Trussardi JEANS or the other tobacco frags so coveted by me. Still, I think that PRIVATE TABAROME has its own appeal. This is a dark, rich, ponderous fragrance along the lines of CABOCHARD. One thing's for sure: a bottle will last you a VERY long time!!! Guys and gals alike will want to apply this powerful potion sparingly--well, unless you like to hang out with bikers. Or want others to think that you do. (-: I probably would not want to wear PRIVATE TABAROME alone, but it may mix beautifully with a good rose perfume. In fact, I think that I'll try that right now... Update (8:24pm): blends beautifully with FLEURS DE BULGARIE!
