MCM 24 Evening (1993)
by MCM

MCM frags do not get alot of exposure here it seems and I have been fortunate enough to have gone against the grain and purchased a few.

After debating over the last year or so to pull the trigger and purchase MCM Twenty Four Evening, I went ahead and included a bottle in a sale with our very own vintage magnate, Sir Henry a.k.a. xmen.......and I am very glad I did. As a matter of fact, I will now purchase a few more to stockpile for my warchest and not only that, I am confident enough now to include Twenty Four Morning in the next buy.

Evening is a 1993 Oriental Amber that borders on sweet, but stays acceptable and never goes off the deep end with it. The combo of amber and civet give me a great sweet / fruity vibe that is there from start to finish while the other players do their thing dancing behind these two.

This frag is literally chock full of goodies and after seeing the accords and smelling this frag, I cannot understand why it didn't catch on. Is it the house? Did promotion of their releases suck? Hell if I know......I'm just glad they made this.

I am not going to go into comparisons against other more well knowns. I'll list the accords and YOU DECIDE. To me, this is a classic that was riding on the heels of big, excessive 80's forerunners and was dismissed as an afterthought.
Two other Oriental Ambers I love are Ungaro II and JHL. Evening is closer to Ungaro than JHL, but that aside, it holds its own all day long next to these two.

Top : Bergamot oil, Cumin, Fruit notes,Green note, Lavender, Lemon,Mandarin,
Pepper, Plum

Heartnotes : Carnation, Cinnamon, Fir, Fern, Ginger, Heliotrope, Jasmin, Rose,
Tobacco

Basenotes : Amber, Cedar, Civet, Leather, Moss, Musk, Sandal, Tonka, Vetiver