Coffee & Whiskey

This shares notes from two different worlds so both sexes could pull it off. There must be some amber in this along with the coffee whiskey notes, and to me that's the only masculine note in it (the amber), which many feminine perfumes also have, like the amber in Fairytale and it makes it slightly manly to my nose and that's Fairytale's beauty. The beauty of this though is the intoxicating whiskey and the gourmand cozy vibe that the sweetened coffee gives. I love masculine scents, but some smell like sweat and cigarettes on me. This one doesn't. The opening on me is sweet yet very balsamic, so much that it reminds me of the Tiramisu cake where there is coffee and liqueur in the base (at least the way we make it in Europe). I also compared it side by side to VS Vanilla Clouds with the cottonwood and toasted Hazelnut and well they are very similar, almost identical (cannot see much of a difference at their drydown), Vanilla Clouds being more feminine, sweeter due to the vanilla, but with a masculine tone and intense amber (cottonwood whatever it is anyway), with the hazelnut giving a mocha type of scent. At the opening of Coffee & Whiskey I smell something almost green, maybe it's the whiskey with possibly some amber, amber always smells "green" to me for some reason, hard to describe it. That's a nice contrast and pairs well with the coffee note, again reminiscent of Mocha or Hazelnut. The Vanilla Mocha Creme of BBW would be the girly version of this, but I prefer this bad boy. The drydown is more masculine, almost like Iggy's perfume which again is unisex, but more masculine than this one actually. I can imagine this on a guy, the manly notes will be more prominent on their skin than on mine. It is a neutral fragrance emulating the smell of coffee, coffee with cream, but without being bitter or reminiscent of fake bake which usually has a dirty stale-coffee-stain type of smell that Britney's Private Show kinda has. It is what I wanted Sugar Cherry Crisp to smell like, because something about it reminds me of coffee, but it's too syrupy sweet even though I like it too. This is for women who don't like overly sweet, overpowering scents. It actually is similar to Private Show, sweeter and 10 times better, since it lacks the harsh bitter stale coffee scent of that one and because it is smooth, as if there is some cream in it, yet I can still smell the rich coffee. It is a cozy comforting scent that adapts to the chemistry of the wearer and can compliment men and women. The whiskey is like a Baileys liqueur on me. It adds a balsamic tone to it, more prominent at the opening and then when I smell my skin up close it is like sweet liqueur. The whiskey note is subtle and maybe if it had more of it, then it'd be more masculine. I am not a coffee lover, I am allergic to most caffeine in fact, except from Greek coffee that does not cause me issues with my heart rate, but I love certain coffee scents. I find this even better than Black Opium, both being a little balsamic. It's like a Demeter scent that just describes a particular smell or feeling, like the coffee with cream in the morning, the smell of coffee beans inside a coffee shop like the ones we have in Greece, especially the coffee that is sweetened or flavored. I was hesitant to buy it since it's marketed for men, but it smells feminine on my skin and I love all its stages, it becomes sweeter and smoother on my skin with time while at first it is bolder and with some sweet cold bitterness that of crude coffee beans. It could easily be in the Aromatherapy line which features more crude realistic smells. It's something the men in my family would not wear. It's for the men that like gourmand scents and like to experiment.

Edit: Okay I am changing this to an unequivocal love. This is gorgeous. Maybe my bottle needed to settle a bit? But it’s rich and decadent and I get that booziness now along with the coffee and I love how this is not linear at all. You did well, Bath and Body Works. You did really well. Got this today because honestly, coffee and whiskey sounds phenomenal and even if I have a few perfumes with a prominent coffee note (like Britney Spears Private Show and Dolce Gabbana The Only One) I don’t have a boozy one. My first impression is that it is... weak? Like I was expecting a powerhouse but it definitely is much softer. Or at least on my skin. I can smell it when I dig my nose into my wrist, but not much otherwise. When I do smell it, it is amazing - that I have to admit. I don’t get a whole lot of booziness unless you count the alcoholic opening (not in the sense I wanted it to be boozy, know what I mean?) but I do get coffee flavoured hard candy. I don’t have anything quite like it in my collection and I love it. The dry down turns beautifully woody on my skin - I swear I smell sandalwood. It’s almost addictive. I can’t stop sniffing myself. Overall I really like it. I would have loved it to perform better on my skin, but I’m hoping overspraying will help. I have been wearing quite a lot of BBW Sweet Whiskey and Marshmallow Pumpkin Latte these days and I can see both of these layering really well with this scent. But I love Coffee and Whiskey on its own so much I might not even layer it with anything else.

This is a sugary gourmand with lots of vanilla. I'm shocked vanilla isn't listed in the notes. On me, this smells like a sweet, spiked vanilla latte. The coffee note is definitely there underneath the sweetness, but if you're looking for a photorealistic coffee bean or black coffee scent, this isn't for you. The whiskey is difficult for me to smell, it adds a slightly boozy quality to the vanilla but doesn't stand out on its own. The longevity is decent, I get 3-6 hours of smell out of about 3-4 sprays, and it will linger a little longer than that on clothing. The sillage is also decent, it won't overpower a room but someone passing you in the hall will definitely pick up on it. It's definitely more of a fall/winter scent, but it's good for both day and nighttime, especially if layered with something darker/spicier for evening. I've layered this with different woody, spicy, and resinous perfume oils + essential oils and it works well with all of them. Overall, this is a wonderful fall/winter sweet gourmand and one of my personal favorites. It's a good value for the price. It's a crowd pleaser; I get lots of compliments when wearing it from both men and women. It leans feminine due to the vanilla, but I think a man still could pull this off well, especially if it's layered right. If you're looking for a sweet, slightly boozy coffee scent, you'll love Coffee & Whiskey.

Picked the cologne up in December 2022 alongside the body spray can as I was in B&BW one day and randomly smelled it. Smelled like Christmas in a cologne. The cologne: to me it smells like Baileys Irish Cream or a Starbucks Vanilla Latte. Very wintery scent. The initial opening is a warm, sugary, vanilla scent. I can smell the coffee somewhat in the background and barely smell any whiskey. It smells a little powdery on occasion. I loved the cologne because it smelled very light and feminine to me. I gave it to my girl, I love smelling it on her. The body spray: to me it smells like straight up coffee grounds, like someone that has been working around coffee all day long. A medium to dark roasted coffee. It is somewhat nice when layered onto the cologne in the way that it prolongs the coffee smell on the cologne’s vanilla dry down. I prefer more to layer the body spray with Tom Ford’s Tobacco Vanille. Disappointed that the cologne is disappearing, as expected of B&BW. The cologne is personally ruined for me as I sat and continued smelling it one day. Sometimes the dry down smells somewhat like buttered popcorn to me, can’t get the smell out of my mind and ruined the scent for me. I still love the opening warm scent though. The body spray kinda saves it.

I'm a woman and I absolutely love this! Bath & body works was having a sale on their handsoaps and the minute I sniffed the coffee & whiskey I fell in love and said to myself "if they made this in a perfume I would wear it". When I found out they made this in the men's section I didnt care and bought it right away off of ebay for $20. At first it had too much of that cologne vibe in the background, so I let it macerate for about a week and came back to it. It smells absolutely divine now! That sharp cologne vibe disappeared. It's creamy, coffee, boozy & smooth. Although it doesn't have vanilla in it the whiskey dries down into a boozy creamy vanilla note with a touch of the coffee still lingering slightly in the background. I've been wearing it to bed since new jersey is still hot & humid. Cannot wait to wear this baby in the fall/winter, it's so cozy and delicious especially paired with the EOS vanilla cashmere lotion😋 P.s. Ladies do not be afraid to purchase! You can absolutely pull this deliciousness off! If you like the handsoap you'll definitely love the cologne.