Sweet Whiskey

The new Sweet Whiskey of 2021 smells like their Aromatherapy Cedarwood and Vanilla (which has some of the cedar of BR 540) and Brown Sugar and Fig. Cedarwood & Vanilla is more dry, not as sweet, woodier and spicier. I smell elements of both, but Sweet Whiskey has the berries that add a more playful sweet fruitiness at first and after 20 mins its more linear: deeper, spicy, very ambery, sweet and tipsy from the whiskey. Brown Sugar and Fig has a similar base imo, its just greener and sweeter, lighter, not ambery, and no drunk vibe going on. I also detect some smokiness in Sweet Whiskey as time passes. I also consider it in the same league as Tease Heartbreaker, which also has some similarity to Brown Sugar and Fig (and Flirt's Glamourazzi), but Tease Heartbreaker is ALOT more spicy than Brown Sugar and Fig, and greener without any smooth vanilla element. Im wearing all these 4 right now on different spots, I love them all and esp Cedarwood & Vanilla, Sweet Whiskey and Tease Heartbreaker. I think Brown Sugar and Fig is the lightest of them all, very milky, slightly nauseating to me sometimes and lacks the spice I smell in these. I may have to add Indi by Katy Perry to this lovely list.. cuz I always considered Indi (and Indi Visible abit) very similar to Brown Sugar and Fig, but now with Sweet Whiskey I see that Indi has alot in common with Sweet Whiskey too as theyre both very ambery and deep, but Indi is as milky and cool/not warm as Brown Sugar and Fig and green/balsamic as that (Indi's tonka, tea and bergamot give that milky and green fig-like impression). I mean I love all of the above scents, they're all heavenly.

The fact that this kind of depth can be achieved in a body mist, is astonishing to me. This could be a niche scent. In fact, this is pretty similar to one: Commodity's Milk. Milk is denser, gooeyer marshmallow, deeper, smokier and less berry-fruity/boozy. Actually, there are no berries at all in Milk to my nose. But other than that this mist really captures the essence of Milk for me. I personally was intrigued by Milk, but couldn't stand it on me because of it density. It was slightly nauseating. Sweet Whiskey, although it has such depth, still has some airy quality to it. For me it smells like fire roasted gooey marshmalllow mixed with red berries that smell boozy. I've always loved boozy scents, but most of the time I can't wear them because they turn sour on me. I start smelling like an alcoholic. With this one the booziness is not too sour or pungent. This scent smells rich, sophisticated, misterious, completely unisex, sexy, delicious without being too edible, hence perfumy. It would also make an excellent home scent. I love the purple facetted packaging, the dark purple one is nice too. BBW needs to make this permanent, although I can see why this is a fall/winter only, definitely more of a cold weather scent. I should also add, this is not necessarily a crowd pleaser, definitely not for everyone. BBW has come a long way from when I last tested their scents. If this is the bar, BBW has all the potential to create some nichey bangers for the masses in the future. I am here for it.

I don’t own a lot of BBW mists, and that’s because I am very picky about which mists I find good enough to buy. For me to like a mist it has to smell unique (at least by BBW standards) and be layerable with perfumes I already own. There’s also the question of availability. Where I live not a lot of the seasonal stuff gets stocked, which means I don’t have a lot to choose from anyway. Sweet Whiskey was a blind buy because I found an online store that stocks stuff not available in physical stores here and the notes looked promising. I love myself a boozy vanilla :) Imagine my joy when the very first spray reminded me of my favourite The Naughty Remix by Britney Spears. I kid you not, it’s a dead ringer for that perfume and I am over the moon. Sweet Whiskey is so much more complex than the notes make it sound. It’s boozy and sweet but also woody and so so cozy. I can totally see a guy pulling this off. Think fluffy sweaters and woollen mufflers and a cozy fireplace and a tumbler of whiskey. Can’t comment on longevity but then again I don’t expect a lot from my mists anyway. Regardless of how well this performs, this is nothing but pure love from me!

This doesn’t have oud/agarwood listed in the scent profile but there HAS to be. I love the body wash and the body cream so much but there’s this oud note in the spray at first that I despise. Thankfully it’s a short lived note that disappears quickly and goes back to the Smokey vanilla berry profile that I love. But at first spray I thought “Oh no! Why am I smelling oud?!” That said if you are an oud lover, this pairs really well with Oud Mood by Lattafa. I keep trying to like oud but there’s just something in it that I can’t get down with. I’m rating it high though because I love the cream and body wash so much. Edit 1/8/25: OK, apparently oud is an acquired scent and I guess I acquired it! 😂 I let my Oud Mood mature for several months and then came back to it and paired it with the cream and it smells divine. Oddly I still don’t like the body spray of this must the wash and cream paired with oud mood is absolutely beautiful in this cold winter weather. Maybe that was my issue before - it was still too warm weather here in the south.

When I first smelled this by spraying the fragrance in the cap, I was unimpressed. It just smelled like vanilla and alcohol. I decided to try it out on skin and actually wear it. I wore it out to breakfast, a cigar lounge, and to run errands. This was really nice! The amber oil and vanilla are the true stars of this masterpiece, once it dries down. It lasts very well for a body mist--and the projection simply rocks! I found myself smelling my wrists throughout the day--simply captivated by the essence of Sweet Whiskey. I layered it with Sol de Janeiro's Bum Bum Cream--these two work magic together. Perfect for cigar lounges, Happy Hour, and hookah sessions--day or night.