Reviews of Eau de Quinine (1898)
by Geo F Trumper

Very pleasant opening. Much richer, and fuller than I expected, still is remains bright and clean. The rosemary, cedar, and bergamot form the opening notes and I feel that I can smell some floral – possibly iris – in there somewhere. I say iris because there’s an earthy sharp, powdery sweetness that seems as if it could very well be iris. As far as a quinine note is concerned, I’m not sure. I’m not saying there’s no quinine note in the fragrance, there could very well be, but I can’t separate it out from the others of the accord – I think the powdery sweetness obscures things… Not that I’m complaining. I love the smell of this, and I find the ingredients of exceptional quality, and the blend of outstanding refinement. Eau de Quinine is likely to become the fourth fragrance purchase from Geo. F. Trumper.

A wonderful soft quinine, bitter but not overwhelmingly so. This has a much bigger, fatter structure than crown's offering with none of the harshness. There is some sweetness and powder here, almost creating an unexpected semi-oriental feeling to the dry down. A beautiful, pure bergamot note sings just below the main accord, like a faint pedal tone offsetting the rest of the fragrance, somehow separate but in symbyosis with it.

Very fine stuff from one of the few houses to keep the genuine British tradition alive.