Bay Rum
by Geo F Trumper

I am not inclined to buy a Bay Rum scent for myself, but I do think this one is very nicely done: warm and loaded with cloves!

There has never been a phrase more apt to a fragrance than "does exactly what it says on the tin"

An excellent refreshing preparation to douse yourself in after a shave.

To me, there is no downside to this cologne other than the fact my girlfriend hates the smell of cloves but she loves me so she is happy to live with it.

This is, to me, the finest, definitive, classic Bay Rum. It exudes the medicinal smell which defines barber shop to me; cloves, and a wonderful, smooth, linear bay rum accord. The whole thing is just so simple, so coherent, so natural smelling that it has charmed me utterly.

It is clove heavy, in the English style, so best avoided if you have trouble with that spice. If like me, you like your cloves, then I think you need to buy some.

If you like the scent of cloves, you will love Trumper's Bay Rum.

I love the smell of Bay Rum—have used various brands for years, so I was pleased when I found Bay Rum in pack of samples that Trumper’s sent to me. Well, Thank you for the thought, Mr. Trumper, but no thank you for the fragrance. I am totally turned off. To my nose this should not be called “Bay Rum”—it should be called “Cloves.” They tell me that there is bay rum in the opening—you can’t prove it by me, all I can smell is clove. Aromatically powerful cloves—I mean that these must be Superman’s cloves. It doesn’t help me that cloves just happen to be my least favorite spice note. I can take clove as it is used in most fragrances—very lightly. But this is primarily a clove / bay rum accord which is very linear, and instead of being classically structured, simply gets weaker and weaker until it fizzles out—but not soon enough for me. The clove is way too strong in this one, and the fragrance is too linear and it doesn’t last. But if you like clove...

An OUTSTANDING Bay Rum. Lasts forever. Classy, warm, rich. Like visiting the islands without leaving home. If you need a "Rum" in your collection look no further.