Tobacco Reserve

Yee haw, I am going deep into the Aramis collection lately. I wanted to make the cowboy comparison but it's already done! But no, this is straight up what a rugged outlaw cowboy would smell like. It is treading into the ''very daring'' territory. It's wearable but still a fun confidence check for sure, if you're into that you gonna love it! I haven't encountered an earthy/green ''sweet'' tabacco scent like this before. And don't think sugar sweet, tabacco leaf is something more reminiscent of the wrap of a cigar. Not only does it give shape to the filler but the wrap adds significant flavor. So it's sweet purely in tobacco definition. But that's not all there is to it. The note break down doesn't mention Iris but the main accord table does. It is right there with the opening but don't think like ''powdery'' it's more like the petal texture, it gives that warm clary sage and black currant some dimension. Actually this opening is so cool. Under appreciated technical parfumery there and it also lasts a bit before the tabacco shows up. All of it has just the right amount of aldehyde airiness, which is a much welcomed addition, preventing it from choking you. Lots of earthiness and a subtle nutmeg aromatic. It hit me later, but this is a grown up mugler pure havana that isn't super sweet or plasticy smelling. This is a real tabacco with a heavy oakmoss. At times that tabacco can turn bit musty because of the heavy oakmoss but the perfumer behind it most likely recognized that as well and added some vanillin/tonka in the base to round up all the edges without subduing it too much. It's actually so good, the longer it sits you're getting a really beautiful round earthy warm amber'd sweet tobacco with the exact amount of fine tuned edges to make this a super comfortable wear for many hours. Like I love the smell and taste of cigars but the smell that lingers on later can be so repulsive, this is all the nice parts combined. In the very late dry down it's a full tonka. The only thing that would've made it gone full cowboy would be some leather or even castorium. That'd be so fucking sick! It's a shame that this one is fully discontinued. I am gonna enjoy wearing the sample I got while it lasts tho! Wearing it turned me into a tobacco spewing, gun slinging, bounty hunting, horse back riding, word slurring, outlaw from a Clint Eastwood movie!

You ever find yourself wanting something but not knowing what you're exactly looking for? Me....I love tobacco scents and have been on the hunt to find my perfect tobacco fragrance. I'm not sure if I love the sweeter tobacco scents or the more pungent smack you in the face scents. I have a short list of tobacco fragrances I put my nose on but only due to starting this tobacco journey a short while ago. I own/sampled PDM Herod, Spicebomb, Xerjoff Naxos, Versace Dreamer, TF Tobacco Oud, and TF Tobacco Vanille. Today I'm at Marshall's browsing the clearance racks and do a double-take at their men's fragrance end-cap. Not gonna lie...didn't know Marshall's carried men's fragrances. If you're a fan of colognes from 1996-2005...Marshall's has you covered. Here I was walking down memory lane and getting a good laugh at how hard it was to buy all these colognes if you didn't live close to a department store. Something caught my eye....."Tobacco Reserve". Hmmmm....I've heard of Aramis before but not Tobacco Reserve. For $25.00 it was a no-brainer. If I didn't like it, I would have been out $25....I've lost more than that in less time at the casino. Sprayed both arms and hopped in the car. The only other times I've smelled a fragrance that's stopped me in my tracks was when I smelled Aventus and Oud Wood for the first time....and now Tobacco Reserve. And honestly, I didn't smell tobacco right away. It was more of a vetiver and spice....but it was enough to catch my undivided attention. The smell brought me back to a time when I was a kid. I don't know if it was something my dad or grandpa wore.....but it smelled familiar and amazing. By the time I got home the tobacco started to come out along with the fougere (must be the oak moss). It's so clean and defined with no rough edges. Very classy. I catch myself thinking about my daughters when they grow up and what smell would remind them of me. I have a very small list and this one would be on it, in the blink of an eye.

Undermarketed beauty! I saw this sitting behind the Macy's fragrance counter with all the re-buy scents. No tester. So naturally I assumed this was an old classic that they don't bother sending testers out for any more. So I had three surprises in store for me when I asked if there was a tester hidden away for the two wrapped boxes. 1. The saleswoman surprised me by opening up one of them and saying "we can't sell it if nobody can smell it." 2. It was Glorious (yes, with a capital G). This surprised me because for the most part I've not been a good fit with Aramis scents, which to my mind was why I might not have heard of a niche flanker from years gone by. 3. I pulled it up and saw it was a 2018 release. That floored me - it looks like a classic late 80's, early 90's Aramis for men flanker, and it appears to have been treated like one. I don't think I came across even a whisper about this, unless I was on vacation when it might have made the "new release" rounds around here. It has a great medium-bodied, slightly sweet tobacco on the opening (like pipe tobacco) and very evident sage, and the light, uplifting spiciness of the nutmeg. The moderate sweetness from the currant and tonka is in the realm of contemporary scents quite understated, but bear in mind if you only go for drier blends you're probably not going to like this so definitely try before you buy. If you're into tobacco and like a little sweetness, I'd say you're in safer territory to dive in and grab it. I've only just put it on so I may update this as it develops, but I was so excited I had to get this out of me - great, great cool/cold weather scent. I am floored I had to discover it this way.

So many great reviews for this one, very well described. My personal adventure for this one is I waited too long and paid a bit much, roughly $80.00 for 100ml, and I just bought a back up. This is nice, like surprisingly nice, and it does have a strange combination of notes that if you are familiar with the original Aramis than this being a flanker is not a surprise, YET it does not smell enough like the original to be dated in any way. Sweet powdery, dry vanilla tobacco, not as strong and sweet as the Now famous Tom Ford version, but clearly a tobacco oriented gem that suits anyone of sophistication today. I almost feel like The House of Aramis took a look at today’s fragrance, boldly discussed subject 534 in a board room or lab, renamed it Tobacco Reserve, threw it in the face of today’s fragrance consumers, and then just as quickly abandoned it. It’s as if to say, “F you guys, we still have some tricks up our sleeves, show some damn respect!” I have many Aramis classics in my collection, they are dated, but mostly pretty artistic and unique to others from the time period. I don’t know what direction the house wants to take, but if this is a recent example of what they can do, I look forward to the next surprise, and perhaps I won’t end up spending way more than I should by waiting too long...That said, it’s still worth the cost of admission in my eyes. Longevity is respectable, silage is softer than expected, spring and fall day or night for the mature crowd. Note: 110ml Now I feel I got a great deal. ;)

Aramis Tobacco Reserve is a late-2018 release that’s gotten a lot of buzz, particularly since it’s landed on the secondary market. The scent is a very agreeable tobacco scent, seemingly marketed toward and a bit more traditionally designed with men in mind. It’s only mildly both sweet and spicy with tobacco in the center, a very interesting and balanced combination. What’s more curious is that it manages to be sweet with neither the familiar tobacco partners of vanilla nor honey, but rather, a blend of blackcurrant, nutmeg, and tonka, and the mix is sharpened/spiced up not only by nutmeg but also clary sage and iris on a bed of oakmoss. Overall it’s a really neat formula that produces a versatile, sophisticated tobacco experience that is easily accessible to those that are put off by either overly-sweet tobacco fragrances or fragrances that simply have too much or too realistic tobacco. Its performance leaves something to be desired, in my opinion, but modest performance has its advantages, too: the fragrance can be applied more liberally and in varying weather and social circumstances. The retail pricing of Tobacco Reserve is $78 for 110ml, with discount sometimes available at the department store at which it is sold, but it became reasonably quickly available in US discount stores like Marshalls for only $25, at which the fragrance is really a steal, in my opinion. Most importantly, the smell of Tobacco Reserve itself is really great and I’m a big fan. 8 out of 10

Purchased yesterday from Boots in Walsall. Batch:A48 18 115. Wore it all day yesterday. Had a shower and wore it to watch a band in the pub last night. Performance is good but not what is commonly referred to as beast mode. The tobacco leaf note is the most noticeable element as you'd expect. Put it on after another shower this morning and after an hour I thought I'd try something. I put a tiny spray of Nebeel Arab Tradition on top as a layering experiment and I think it works brilliantly. You could use Rasasi Al Yuqawam as a substitute for Arab Tradition. The deep, sweet and rich fresh tobacco leaf given by Aramis Tobacco Reserve goes well with the raspberry suede of the Arab Tradition to produce a warm, dry, sweet, fruity and clean autumnal smell. Edit:26/9/18 I have been continuing to wear this since purchase because its really so very good. I have received a complement at work which speaks volumes because I always wear something for work and am lucky enough to have a fairly large pool to choose from. Complements are quite rare. I've asked my friends at work and projection is about a yard off two sprays and ninety minutes into wearing it which is plenty for me. This one just seems to suit me and the time of year. Clear skies, blanket of dead leaves on the ground, hands stuffed in jacket pockets, sharp fresh air with a nip to it in the early morning. The light musk with just heavier tobacco leaf works well. Thanks, Aramis.

This is a fairly impressive gorgeous tobacco fragrance and worth it if you can still get it at a reasonable price. Check ebay and discounters. Note: For testing do not test on paper! Only on skin or you will miss out. This fragrance has a wonderful scent journey for the first 30 minutes and about 45 to 60 min mark the oak moss and oris root really comes out but not too much as it is blended so well with the tonka bean! After this the fragrance stays the same but with added smoke which lingers. The performance on my skin was very long, 8+ hours and the sillage was amazing, I was getting wafts of it during the day. Its a very classy dignified fragrance for a smartly dressed mature man that is well established. Its not a dated or an old school fragrance but a true gentlemen fragrance for one who wishes to convey, class, sophistication and whom is confident in wearing something different to the the mainstream dribble. Its an every day scent, not date night and you could wear this to the office (when that was thing) but I would wear this during the day casually when in smart casual attire in temps ideally below 20 degrees C, 68 F. Totally recommend this as its one of kind so get it while you can!

Yes, Colognefreak I believe you and I caught the same sale. I got my first bottle, and liked it so much when it came available a 2nd time awhile later at a price just over a hundred dollars Canadian I scooped it up again. This is one of my favourites, a manly tobacco with little sweetness involved. I get a powdery iris type vibe in the back ground that rounds out the scent making it very pleasant. This is not a gourmand style tobacco, leans mature and sophisticated, a scent of character for sure. Signature worthy in cool weather, performs well, and is quite appealing. Is it worth the discontinued gouging? That really depends, similar scents do exist, but for myself this one is just special, and almost sad as Aramis really did release some legendary scents. If you can get a full bottle for 150 or less, I feel it is worth it, but don’t blind buy if you don’t know the profile front and center from experience. It might not be for everyone and tobacco scents are plentiful, but yeah this one is pretty special.

Wow gorgeous scent - walloping value! Pleasant blind buy. Ironically I find this to be a subdued tobacco scent and rather more about the aromatics. The clary sage is quite strong and amazingly sweetened and rounded off by the black currant tho you’ll only figure this when you put nose to skin. The clary sage et al seems to ride over the tobacco bodied out by the tonka and honestly without over analysing comes across as a weaker TF Lavender Extreme. Occasionally this fleetingly reminds me also of Farmacia SS Anunsiata dial 1558 Tobacco D Autodore albeit this is lacking in depth and quality detail. Yep - you would be completely forgiven at a quick whiff for mistaking this as a Lavender scent with vanilla and occasional whiffs of caramel. And YES - for the mostly linear long drydown it reminds me of a phase of my fave Lavender Extreme. Corker in performance and usually had for a reasonable price. If you like Tobacco scents and dry aromatics you simply would be foolish to pass this up for the price...

Aramis (edt) was my first “older” perfume I tried, and immediately loved the amber/spice and sense of times past. I had been eyeing Tobacco Reserve for a while and finally pulled the trigger on a bottle. So very worth it. To the name, this is a remarkably good “tobacco” smell for the money (everything else is like twice the price). I used to work at a cigar shop, and the deep sweet of those cabinets full of tobacco is well replicated in this. A little powdery at the top, but melts into your skin into a warm and smooth tobacco. Can’t really get a handle on the “herbal” notes that are supposedly in here. This is also definitely an EDP. I’m not usually so into ‘sweet’ foward perfume, so I made myself sick with too much of this (sick in the same way I feel after having smoked a cigar or hookah). In this way it “rings true” to the source material. Love spraying this on in the morning, and adding something Smokey like T-Rex or City on Fire to my wrist. Recommend strongly

I wanted a non-sweet smelling tobacco that smelled more like real tobacco and cigars/pipes than the sweet standard tobacco found in most tobacco fragrances, and Tobacco Reserve is EXACTLY that. The sweetness is very gentle and nice. It's not nauseating and in your face. I LOVE this smell. It's just what I wanted. However I am not so sure about the silage and longevity. I gotta put one day aside for this guy and report back. As far as fidelity to real tobacco smell is concerned, this is as good as it gets. No messing around. Straight tobacco(green leaf tobacco/cigar smell). It's very classy in my opinion. This is what a British Lord would smell like in my mind's eye. Update: I gave this a full wearing with 7, 8 sprays and it did not disappoint. The silage and longevity are very good. It lasts a solid 10 hours with 8 sprays. And the silage is a solid 4 hours at least. Very well done. I don't understand why they would discontinue this. This is awesome.

Right out of the gate, this reminds me of Tobacco Vanille but better, less sweet and more manly. I like the opening which is kind of fresh and green. It doesn’t hang very long before the tobacco note starts to creep in and it’s a good leafy one. This is definitely not a “beginners” tobacco fragrance and in all fairness, not a young man’s scent. This is mainly because of the emphasis on tobacco instead of it being complimentary. I read a few reviews on here that say it’s a “Tonka” scent at dry down with hardly any tobacco. You folks need a nose transplant. I think it’s a forty and over fragrance. Now that we have that out of the way, it’s a gem. It will appeal to mature men and ladies who like the old school masculine fragrances. BTW, layer this with Salvatore Ferragamo Pour Homme ,Cool Water or any Barbershop fougere’ and ooh baby...a wintertime bomb with pizazz! Scent 8.5 Sillage 8 Performance 8 Longevity 7

Sentence Summary: An amazing semi-sweet tobacco fragrance, that smells fantastic throughout and should be a staple for Autumn and Winter, also lasts for ages - Thoroughly impressed. I got this from TKMaxx for £24.99 for a 60m, possibly the best value blind buy purchase I've ever made. A while ago I thought Eau de Baux had one of the best openings I'd ever smelled. This opens similar to Eau de Baux, then continues this amazing opening for most of the length of the fragrance and I absolutely love it. So much so, I went and picked up another bottle. Whereas Eau de Baux goes the Vanilla route, Aramis Tobacco Reserve goes more of a honey tobacco route. Both last about the same, I'd say EDB probably would edge it on complements, but Tobacco Reserve lasts slightly longer on me. One of my new Autumn and Winter favourites. A hidden gem. If I were you I'd RESERVE a bottle ASAP. Thank me later. Overall Rating 9/10

Yep wearing this discontinued gem today and got me compliment which is a nice change, especially in lockdown in London. I put it on and went for a 20min walk and it is just projecting off me like a beast. Best tip is wear this on your arms and the back of neck, the heat just releases the base notes beautifully and all the notes are just blended perfectly so you have a smooth as silk blend of accords. To me it has the perfect balance of sweet and bitter so it still gives off an inviting masculine scent of a handsome modern gentleman. This is not a metro fragrance, its a strong fragrance for a classy mature gentlemen late 20s up, get a decant off ebay and test it, totally worth a blind buy, I paid £45 for 60ml of ebay and after wearing it I would be happy to have paid double, I have tobacco fragrances twice the price per ml and are not as good as this pearl.

Gorgeous juice. This is a very fine fresh herbal tobacco scent that I simply was blown away by. It’s sweet but not sugary sweet as is pure havane by Thierry mugler. I also enjoy that one but I do prefer Aramis’s take simply because of the more dry and creamier dry down. It’s very classy in the Aramis sense while maintaining an extemely modern sensibility about it. I think the key ingredient is the greenish tinge that the fragrance pulls off in relation to a fresh tobacco along with the sweetness and woodiness marks this as the best release of 2018. For me anyway. Great projection and longevity. Versatile but limited to the colder months. And trust me. Very very compliment worthy. I’m a a huge fan of the original aramis and my only hope is that this will live on in their catalog as a true masterpiece!!!!! Thank u Aramis!!!!!!

This is a really good tobacco base fragrance! For the money it's an amazing value and hidden gem for sure. The opening is very sharp and herbal. I definitely get the clary sage. Blackcurrant I'm not so sure about. For a few minutes it's intensely herbal and a bit bitter, which then gives way to tobacco and orris. It's still a bit green for a little while and then a lovely sweetness becomes apparent, a true sweet dark tobacco scent, which is where it settles. I keep catching whiffs of it as I move around so I know the performance is good. The juice is strong, you can tell as soon as you spray it, it doesn't just evaporate or absorb immediately like a cheaper fragrance would. I got a 3 ounce bottle of this for about $65 on Ebay and it's genuine, with a serial number. It's great!

Just purchased it at John Lewis (you get a free washbag and a 200ml Aramis Deodorant spray with it) and I'm happy to say that the scent is absolutely (not 'fn') fabulous. It's an Eau De Parfum, and performs like a top-level niche scent, very strong, very noticeable, and very unique. The opening is sweet amber/tobacco, with the sweetness coming from a beautiful blackcurrant top-note, and it dries down with a soft creaminess and dusty tobacco lingering for 6 hours plus. It's comparable to Mugler's Pure Havanne, but think of PH for the more distinguished gentleman, not so sugary sweet, more refined, powerful, and redolent of a businessman celebrating a hard day's work, making deals that benefit everyone, and making their business, and country, truly great again :)

This is a definite wrist-sniffer all day long. I'm on a tobacco-forward fragrance hunt and this one was on my list to sample. I'm not a sweet nor vanilla fan, but having it come from the warm, creaminess of tonka beans is really very pleasant! This is becoming a favorite fragrance for me and I'm seriously considering a full bottle. Aramis TR's longevity and sillage are very good and the price is right in the middle. I'm stating all this have tried Havana Reserve by Aramis (blue bottle; expensive and not getting much tobacco, so not a fan) and Herod by Parfums de Marley (I like very much; smells most like pipe tobacco but the price is scary). Still need to try Tobacco Absolute from Molton Brown and I have a full bottle of Havana (Aramis) on the way...

Unlike other recent Aramis editions, I’m relieved to report that performance on Tobacco Reserve is simply not an issue. Excellent performance, with longevity of 6 hours plus from a couple of modest sprays and good projection too. I get something that’s not immediately recognisable as tobacco, being moderately sweet and very creamy and that despite having completely different ingredients is similar to, but a touch spicier, than the lavender-vanilla laden Caron Pour Homme. Overall, it’s bordering on niche quality and is a versatile fragrance that would work in all seasons but especially in cooler weather, and would function well as an office or dressy fragrance at night time. A splendid addition to the House of Aramis. Recommended!

What we have here, is a hidden gem. I didn't think much of Tobacco Reserve immediately after application, other than having the classic Aramis DNA. Which didn't last long before taking on a new identity. After a few minutes, I got serious Tobacco Vanille vibes... if Tobacco Vanille came out in the 80s, due to the considerable amount of oakmoss in the composition. I'm aware Aramis was released in '66, but came to be quite popular in the 80s. Tobacco Reserve has its very own personality, with some familiar facets relative of Tom Ford or Spicebomb Extrême as some have mentioned. I say that confidently with both notes and quality in mind. I hate the term "beast mode", but I'll say it's savagely sophisticated.

The tobacco smell is strong and dominant but in a good way. Blended well that is not too overpowering, but easy to wear. This reminds me of Mancera Red Tobacco and TF Tobacco Vanille as if it is a lighter version... TV L'eau, TV edt version.. whateva it is.. a cross between those two.. I feel so easy and attracted to pick this up before leaving home. Very masculine and warm.. I purchased this without knowing i picked up an EDP with such a discounted price. Only to realize after i paid for it. To me this a wonderful find at the start of a new year. Im so amazed with its smell. Highly recommended for having many similarities with niche frags. 😀

Maybe my best purchase of 2019. Great coup for £30 for 110ml. Definitely a nod to the old school with the Clary Sage and Oakmoss prominent in the opening but never overpowering the Tobacco which also greets you straight away and dominates the scent from start to end. The Tobacco in here is seriously gorgeous.Fresh and green,warm and inviting.The nutmeg adds a touch of spice and the tonka a touch of sweeteness and modernity. Lasts around 8 hours on me and pushes great for the first 2 hours. Maybe not for the younger crowd but more for the grown ups. Plenty of compliments as well. Quality in a bottle for a great price !

This starts out VERY mature; it almost smells grandfatherly, but in a nice way -- with spicy tobacco and strong, sharp clary sage. It then somehow metamorphosizes into a light, delicious, almost-feminine vanilla-tonka scent that's long lasting. Intriguingly, the initial spray is absolutely different from the dry down, but both are wholly enjoyable. It's a transformative fragrance, if you're into those. I smelled this purely by chance yesterday. The bottle is totally inoccuous. I honestly have no idea how I noticed it or why I picked it up, but I'm so glad I did. I am going back to buy it on Saturday. It's that nice.

@GajeepanLogeswaran you should go check your nose with a medical practitioner, this smells NOTHING like Pure Havane! They have totally different scent profiles. Pure Havane is sweet dried honeyed pipe tobacco, this is spicy aromatic tobacco leaf. PH can be used by all age groups, this one is for more mature crowd. Also current formulation of Pure Havane is weak af, not worth the money L'Oreal are asking for it. Insurrection II Wild by Reyane Tradition is a good alternative of PH, not this one. Don't bash a scent just because you can't understand it, Tobacco Reserve is an awesome fragrance.

Wow!!! There's not much more to say in what everyone else has said. A really awesome fragrance as they all are from Aramis. I have 22 different fragrances from this house and I love them all. Tobacco Reserve is what I'm wearing now so its my favourite until I put one of the others on and that one becomes my favourite. However, Tobacco Reserve is an exceptional scent and higher than some niche fragrances and top brands, and in comparison with the prices, you do get a great deal on this one! You can't help but love this one. 9 out of 10 for me but I'm a little bias 😁!

Just got my bottle and gave it a test run... Let me put it this way. Out of all the Aramis for Men flankers, this is by FAR the best of the bunch! Opens with a sharp minty fresh tobacco which is soon followed by nutmeg and clary sage accords. An invigorating opening. Once it calms down and the middle notes kick in, that's when ATR really makes its sublime presence known. Deep, sensual and mature. I swear I can detect myrrh in the mix. In fact, if I were to compare this to any other perfume it would be Dior's 2012 Eau Sauvage Parfum. Love it!

A very nice, leafy, buttery tobacco supported by masculine spices and herbaceous notes. Unlike Chergui that features a more modern tone of sweetness, TR feels like a naturally sweetened tobacco (not like honey but more akin to the sweetness in spices and nuts as they release their natural oils). TR and Chergui can only be compared in the sense that they are leafy tobacco fragrances, but other than that, they go on to become different scents. A very beautiful, classy tobacco. Longevity is through the roof and projection is very good, too. 30+

So glad I picked this one up before it was discontinued. This is a dry, warm, and spicy tobacco that gives off an air of sophistication and maturity but also has an inviting "come closer" nuance that adds a component of allure. They don't smell the same at all, but to me this runs in a similar lane to Creed Royal Oud. Again, they don't really smell alike, but they seem to have a similar vibe. If you are a tobacco lover this is a must, and if you see it out in the wild or available in a group for a decent price, pick it up before it's gone.

I blind bought this because I read it has Eau De Baux vibes. It does, but it's not a clone. Was I disappointed? NO! This is how tobacco scents should be made, off the spritz it's heavy tobacco and a little burnt wood. Very masculine, only men need try. The tobacco mellows quickly but is Omni present, the oakmoss n Tonka starts to shine. A scent on its own, a confident matured and composed fragrance from a classic house. I am delighted and I am hard to impress. Try it for sure, smoking sexiness!

I finally find a tobacco fragrance that I love and it gets discontinued soon afterwards *sigh*. I love it because it's not as sugary sweet as the many other tobacco forward fragrances out there. It's an ashy tobacco with just the right amount of sweetness from the tonka. Tobacco Reserve is a cold weather fragrance for a mature individual, and gives off an air of sophistication. Longevity is good, but doesn't project much. Alas, my search for a non sweet tobacco based fragrance continues.

Tobacco Reserve is for a guy that has an appreciation for how things used to be. The kind of guy that prefers analog over digital. A guy that uses a safety razor, drives a stickshift and doesnt put fruit in his beer. A guy that doesnt need a dating app to meet girls, and doesnt care about how many followers he has. This is for the man of yesterday, today. The forgotten gentleman, from a time when men were men, not attention seeking fuckboys. Tobacco Reserve is a legendary scent

@ Capra555, this in no way smell anything like that overly sweet TF Tobacco Vanile! Ther eis Zero vanilla in this and the Tobacco leaf accord is green and completely different to the Tobacco in TF. Moreover, this is not a linear fragrance, it completely morphs into a different beast an hour in once the oris root takes over. Christ you nose is F@#ed up if you think this is anyting like TF Tobacco Vanile which is just an overlay sweet and over hyped vanilla bomb of a fragrance.

This fragrance is a serious medicinal tobacco juice. It opens with a boozy blast of peaty single malt scotch whisky. It dries down to a partially smoked tobacco and tree mosses. I think it's unique too. I would try before you buy because some folk may not like it. However, I love this one for its character and the way it makes a man stand out from the crowd.. This fragrance is a real grower. *Update* I really love this powerful beauty because of its uniqueness.

Great fragrance for the cooler months with excellent sileage and longevity being an EDP so you're getting a lot of fragrance for your money. It's a gentleman's cigar as opposed to a cheap packet of fags, and there is enough underlying sweetness to prevent you smelling like an ashtray, the familiar original Aramis is present in the drydown. It is a niche fragrance so be sure you like tobacco before taking the plunge. Bravo Aramis, long may production continue.

Tobacco Reserve has got to be one of the best tobacco fragrances I've ever smelt. It's a dry tobacco without being harsh and, though I thought it would morph into a sweet fragrance, it stayed earthy, woody, mossy, and spicy. I guess there were longevity issues with previous Aramis fragrances? Certainly not with Tobacco Reserve. The sample I sprayed lasted all day on me without being obnoxious; it worked with me. A fragrance I enjoyed from beginning to end.

This is a truly underrated fragrance that deserves more hype than it gets. If you like Tom Ford's Tobacco Vanille but can't bring yourself to spend the high price for a perfume, this is a suitable alternative. Not a complete dupe, however has a similar DNA that you will appreciate. I have bought it for two men in my life who have both adored it, and although it is for men, I have even worn it myself at times as I find it so enjoyable.

Excuse the language - but why the frickety frack was this discontinued??? It's a beautiful fragrance; I love (and wear it). It's a unisex frag - and Aramis missed a trick by marketing it for men. Prices have gone through the roof now; imo, Aramis didn't give it a chance to take off. It's long lasting, with strong sillage. NB I am 58-years-old and love heavy oriental scents, having worn/still wear Opium, Youth Dew, Obsession etc.

IMO the best review of this is from @AndySmellsGreat. My feelings are exactly the same. He nailed it. I have to also agree with a lot of people and stress that Tobacco Reserve is NOTHING like TF Tobacco Vanille. The ONLY similarity they share is "Tobacco" in the name. It's apples to orange comparison or in this case, vanilla to clary sage. This is a very good scent that tobacco frag lovers should at least try.

I really like the house of Aramis, and this one is no exception. The name suits it very well, it's a special blend of tobacco. Sophisticated, long lasting, manly original scent. I understand why they have bottled it in te same bottle as the original, with a different colour packaging. It's an updated version of the original, focussing more on tobacco. Excellent scent, a sure keeper for colder days.

Tobacco Reserve is one of the best bargains you will find out there; period! This opens remarkably similar to Chergui but dries down sweeter, flirting with, but not quite getting into Pure Havane territory! Projects like a boss for a modest 2 hours on my skin but total longevity pushes the 8 hour mark. Tobacco Reserve is a cold weather must-have given the price/value proposition; IMHO. Cheers

the opening is truly lovely and strong like an amouage but very quickly turns to bulgari black.this cologne however has oakmoss and a little zing from nutmeg.the nutmeg is not christmasy nor culinary at all and the tobacco is a very green tobacco.just magnificent! update 31/2 hrs. later:even the drydown is old 70's barber shop avon wild country. i love this.

This is nice.. I get vanilla and tobacco for sure and a little of the old school barber shop/baby powder and clary sage. It’s not as in your face as Man Made 18.21 which in my opinion is a strong blast of honey/tobacco and vanilla. Tobacco Reserve is for the mature crowd. I picked up a 3.7 oz bottle for $24 at TJ Maxx. It is indeed a great blind buy.

High quality tobacco fragrance with gourmand undertones from the blackcurrant and nutmeg. Reminds me of a more refined Guerlain Vetiver; the Guerlain echos a high quality cigarette while the Aramis is more in the cigar/pipe blend universe. Not a punch you in the face scent. More laid back and refined. Leather chair, smoking jacket vibe. Excellent.

To add to my review below after more I thought about it..... This is a really gorgeous and unique, long lasting tobacco perfume. The silage that wafts off this is just sublime. It has so much character. Imagine a high quality Islay Whisky poured for you at Christmas - these are the opening notes of this gem. This liquid is awesome. In my top 12

As corkscrewcurly and others have said, why was this discontinued and not given a proper chance?!! This is the best tobacco fragrance I own, by far; soft, sweet, leafy tobacco with hints of herbs and other notes. It's comforting, reminding me of a childhood place or person that I can't put my finger on. Perfection on an autumn or winter day.

This fragrance is amazing! Every time I sniff, something else is uncovered. It just smells so unique and awesome. There are layers, but the whole thing is still cohesive and makes sense. When you smell this, it's really like a niche parfum that you'd expect to see from Creed or Tom Ford. It's that good.

This is a cracking fragrance, undermarketed, undersold. I got my bottle on deep discount, its a favourite. Prefer it to Chergui, which starts sweet and dries to hay. This hangs onto the tobacco note. 4/5 PS update, I've changed - Chergui is deeper, more complex, I now prefer. Both great fragrances mind.

Glad I got mine when I did. It had been discontinued but popped up about four years ago for a minute and I jumped. Two days later it was gone. I paid $90 for it and hoped it wasn’t a mistake....it wasn’t. It’s a niche’-like frag and stands on its own. If you can find it, it’s $200 and up these days.

Tabacco, woody, spicy that dries to sweet, creamy vanilla-ish. LOVE the dry down on my skin. The opening is more cigar store/souvenir shop, but the dry down is something else. I could just smell like this all day and night. I would consider this on the gourmand side. Cooler weather. More casual.

Well, I managed to get 4x110ml backups and got 70% open bottle but still ..SHAME ON YOU Aramis for discontinuing this beautiful warm soothing masterpiece it is literally one of the most elegant juices in my collection. You should have D/C the original and kept this beauty in production.