This one's a divisive beast, a love-it-or-hate-it kind of scent that's often compared to some big hitters. Many find it a rich, boozy-fruity masterpiece with beast-mode performance, while others find the drydown cheap, synthetic or just too much. Definitely sample first, as this isn't for the faint of heart.

Perfume Parlour's budget read of Sospiro Il Padrino, the boozy amber-vanilla in the Khamrah lineage. It nails the rum-and-amaretto opening over a warm amber-vanilla-resin base, though it reads a shade sweeter and simpler and wears lighter than the long-lasting niche original.