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post #61 of 77
7/30/10 at 11:22pm
Bond No. 9 New Haarlem
A*Men Pure Malt
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post #62 of 77
7/31/10 at 1:08am
Not exactly a gourmand frag, but for me it will be Cacharel pour l'Homme. It is the only one among several gourmands i own that actually evokes memories of edible matter. The nutmeg in CplH is so authentic it reminds me of a local snack here called chin chin - basically deep-fried dough pellets with lots of grated nutmeg in the mix. When my mum used to make it at home the grating of nutmeg was always my duty. Wearing CplH always brings back those literally sweet memories.
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post #63 of 77
7/31/10 at 8:32am
Dior Homme Intense eau de parfum
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post #64 of 77
7/31/10 at 9:42am
I perceive gourmands as fragrances that project rather prominently notes/accords from the edible variety. Whether the actual structure is fougere, oriental or whatever is a technicality that should not interfere with the enjoyment of a fragrance.

Some of my favorites:

Musc Ravageur by Frederic Malle
Hypnotic Poison by Dior
1969 Revolte by Histoires de Parfums
Five O'Clock au Gingembre by Serge Lutens
Arabie by Serge Lutens
Russian Caravan Tea by CB I Hate Perfume
Sipario by Hilde Soliani
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post #65 of 77
8/26/10 at 8:19pm
1969 Revolte by Histoires de Parfums
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post #66 of 77
8/26/10 at 8:25pm
Rochas Man
Hanae Mori
Casual Friday
Dior Homme Intense
La Nuit
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post #67 of 77
8/26/10 at 8:27pm
How does one determine what is a Gourmand? Could Yatagan (celery) or Burberry London (english tea) be included?
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post #68 of 77
8/26/10 at 9:35pm
Ambre Narguile
+1 New Haarlem
Back to Black
Mazzolari Alessandro
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post #69 of 77
8/26/10 at 9:58pm
Gourmand fragances works well in layerings

also I like spice fragances like Bel Ami , Ogriginal Tabac ,
Neil Morris Patchoulis
layering with Vanilas , Chocolate, Coffee gourmands...
( Fumerie Turque, Amour de Cacao , A Men , Pure Coffee )
very funny experiences
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post #70 of 77
8/26/10 at 11:35pm
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Originally Posted by Hamp View Post

How does one determine what is a Gourmand? Could Yatagan (celery) or Burberry London (english tea) be included?

If you favor a relatively strict definition of these things, the gourmands are a sub-family of the orientals. From this larger family they inherit a focus on rich, non-floral notes such as amber, musk, vanilla, incense, and spices. Add notes traditionally associated with food/drink such as chocolate, caramel, coffee, or rum, and you get a gourmand. Usually these distinctive notes are on the sweet side, either intrinsically (caramel) or in familiar edible preparations (sweet coffee) -- savory/herbal/salty/sour/bitter notes are less characteristic of the family.

This doesn't fully answer your more specific question. Opinion is divided on how to classify Yatagan -- the H&R Genealogy places it among the woody chypres (which makes sense to me because of its herbal and leather aspects), while Michael Edwards calls it a rich woody oriental. In either case, the absence of sweet, edible notes probably disqualifies this one if we're committed to the strict definition.

Edwards calls Burberry London a crisp woody oriental. The port wine note (if you detect it) is a gourmand touch, but the absence of "edible" notes in the base of the composition makes this one unlikely to count as a gourmand.
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post #71 of 77
8/27/10 at 4:46am
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Originally Posted by PaulSC View Post

If you favor a relatively strict definition of these things, the gourmands are a sub-family of the orientals. From this larger family they inherit a focus on rich, non-floral notes such as amber, musk, vanilla, incense, and spices. Add notes traditionally associated with food/drink such as chocolate, caramel, coffee, or rum, and you get a gourmand. Usually these distinctive notes are on the sweet side, either intrinsically (caramel) or in familiar edible preparations (sweet coffee) -- savory/herbal/salty/sour/bitter notes are less characteristic of the family.

This doesn't fully answer your more specific question. Opinion is divided on how to classify Yatagan -- the H&R Genealogy places it among the woody chypres (which makes sense to me because of its herbal and leather aspects), while Michael Edwards calls it a rich woody oriental. In either case, the absence of sweet, edible notes probably disqualifies this one if we're committed to the strict definition.

Edwards calls Burberry London a crisp woody oriental. The port wine note (if you detect it) is a gourmand touch, but the absence of "edible" notes in the base of the composition makes this one unlikely to count as a gourmand.

Your explanation is very informative and helpful. Thanks!
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post #72 of 77
8/27/10 at 4:51am
More than likely most of my wardrobe !!!
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post #73 of 77
8/27/10 at 5:19am
Musc Ravageur
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post #74 of 77
8/27/10 at 5:32am
Givenchy Pi.
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post #75 of 77
8/27/10 at 5:58am
Musc Ravageur.
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post #76 of 77
8/27/10 at 8:06am
Guerlain L’Art et la Matière Tonka Imperiale
TF Tobacco Vanille
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post #77 of 77
8/27/10 at 9:49am
Chanel Allure pour homme, Thierry Mugler A*Men.
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