Cigar Aficionado (1997)
by Cigar Aficionado

Synthetic, harsh, almost metallic opening blast of sour, raunch, bitter, stingy citruses. Mellows down into a semi-bitter cocoa-tobacco mix, that is not sweet, but not incredibly bitter as the opening. And it just stays there, no more development for this guy. Longevity: a lot, about, 8-10 hours, and you can still smell it on your shirt the next day. Projection: quite a lot, in the beginning it's quite loud, it settles down after 30 minutes, but it never becomes a "skin scent". All in all, it does smell somewhat cheap and dated, and it's not really my cup of tea.

19th December, 2011.

A lovely dark, smoky, sweet tobacco scent that lasts for ages and ages. Very masculine, but not as heavy and cloying as some tobacco fragrances can be. Apparently discontinued now, but it can still be bought cheaply at a few places on-line. If you like tobacco based scents then this is definitely worth a try.

12nd November, 2011.

A great 'man's fragrance. A great dark, tobacco scent, I was honestly shocked to see how cheap this stuff was. People say this is discontinued, but I still find it readily available on some websites, so maybe there's a secret stockpile somewhere. Good sillage and good longevity.

8th October, 2011.

Aficionado (the word "Cigar" doesn't appear on the box nor on the bottle) is definitely a throwback to the 70s and 80s heyday of pungent and aromatic masculine fragrances. It has some of the tobacco/leather character of Bogart and Z-14 with a smoky note similar to Jacomo de Jacomo. The bottle is old school as well.

For the price this is a good under-the-radar selection for the guy who'd like to smell a bit unique for a budget price.

1st August, 2011.

This one surprised me. It's a sweet tobacco fragrance that's dark and comforting. Projection is perfect on this one. The big surprise on this is the tobacco note which does smell like an unlit cigar. I'm not a huge fan of the vanilla base, but it does seem to take the edge off the tobacco note. Overall it's a really nice inexpensive fragrance that's enjoyable.

30th June, 2011.

Not cigar, which was dissappointing, but still pleasant, lots of vanilla. Somewhat similar to Cuba Red. For me, more wearable than Remy Latour Cigar.

16th April, 2011.