Aedes de Venustas 2023 EDP

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Café Tabac

by Bertrand Duchaufour

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Aedes de Venustas Café Tabac is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2023, created by Bertrand Duchaufour. Café Tabac opens with Bergamot, Cardamom, Apple, and Mango, settles into a heart of Davana, Cade, Date, and Cacao Pod, and dries down to a base of Cedar, Oakmoss, Vanilla, and Tonka Bean. Aedes de Venustas's Café Tabac carries an Acquired verdict, a fruity-led wear.

A love-it-or-hate-it tobacco bomb. If you're a Duchaufour fan, you'll adore this complex, sweet, and smoky journey, though some find it a bit much. Definitely not a blind buy.
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  • Mysterious
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Café Tabac Eau de Parfum bottle

Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Long (6-10h)
Projection
Strong
Intensity
Strong

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:
Fall Winter

A cold-weather scent - best worn in winter and autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:
Date Formal

This is a beast mode fragrance, very strong and long-lasting, making it unsuitable for an office setting. Its rich tobacco and sweet amber profile, with clear indications for evening wear from reviews, makes it ideal for dates and formal events, though too heavy for casual daytime use or sport.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

In standard patch-test panels

Other declarable allergens

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
  • Clove Eugenia Caryophyllus Flower Oil from Clove
  • Vanillin from Vanilla

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

Café Tabac opens with a challenging blast of fruit and burnt sugar, quickly giving way to a rich, dark pipe tobacco heart. Dried fruits like date and fig lend a juicy sweetness, while birch tar and spices add a smoky, almost boozy depth. The dry down mellows into a warm, vanilla-infused amber, with hints of cacao and earthy oakmoss that linger for hours.

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Where to buy

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