Roasted Beans

Roasted Beans opens with a dark, rich coffee note, smooth but bitter, lifted by a touch of bergamot - the steaming-cup top that defined the original. The heart turns chocolatey and earthy with heavy patchouli and fresh woody cedar, like smelling coffee in the middle of a forest. The drydown sweetens into caramel, tonka bean and musk for a gourmand, cosy finish. Inspired by Mugler A*Men Pure Coffee, it chases that oriental coffee-gourmand character - the most patchouli-heavy of the A*Men flankers, dark and sweet at once. As a Perfume Parlour version it renders the blend flatter and skin-closer, with the inexpensive coffee and sweet caramel weighted up and the rich, layered patchouli depth softened, so it projects less than the original's good, all-day longevity. The result is a bold, cosy coffee scent that captures the mood of Pure Coffee for a fraction of the price.