Distiller's Blend

Blind bought this at Marshall’s. I was a little hesitant, as distilled beverage-based fragrances tend to be a little off-puttingly heavy to me (I don’t like Bentley for Men), but I trusted the reviews on here saying that it was fresher than the notes suggested. Boy, am I glad I did. I bought this for about $12.99, but I could easily see myself buying it at around $40 or so if I knew what it smelled like. It’s very lovely. I get the comparisons to Terre d’Hermes (they both have a slightly similar orange and herbal thing going on), but it’s definitely not a dupe of that one. This one is a little more modern and its earthiness goes in a more aromatic direction, I think. Also I LOVE this scent and I’m not a big fan of TdH. It almost feels like it’s got a sage note of some kind, along with that pleasant orange note. The vetiver’s definitely in there as well. I got a little of the bourbon in the opening, but it largely fades away after a few minutes. Looking at the promo photo it looks like there may be anise and some sort of grassy note? Anyway, there’s definitely more going on here than the three notes they’ve provided. I wouldn’t say this is a summer scent, but I would say it’s also not much of a Winter scent. It’s firmly in the Spring and Autumn categories for me. As for longevity, it’s not great, but it’s good enough for me. And I don’t really care much about performance when it smells this nice at this price.

Not sure how they continue to offer such high quality fragrances for such amazing prices but Distiller's Blend is yet another huge hit from Cremo. This fragrance lasts over 12 hours hours on my skin. Projects very well for the first 4 hours before starting to settle down. Sillage is very good after the projection starts to die down. Every time I move my head or walk around I catch wonderful wafts of it. Very woody, a bit earthy and a bit boozy for most of the life of the fragrance but there's also a creaminess that develops on my skin in the far drydown. I'm not sure what note is causing that but it just gets better and better throughout the life of it. I wore it as my SOTN yesterday. Sprayed it when I got home from work around 5pm and this morning I'm still catching wafts of it and it's almost 15 hours after I first sprayed it. It performs better on my skin than some of my much more expensive niche and designer fragrances. There's a versatility here that makes it perfect for any season, day or nighttime wear, too. Scent : 9/10 Longevity : 10/10 Projection : 7.5/10 Sillage : 8/10 Versatility : 10/10

The hidden power of this fragrance is its ability to layer with just about anything. By itself, it's a bit of sweet orange, moderate oak, light vetiver and a hint of non-boozy bourbon to round it out. Pretty good stuff and a fantastic deal at the prices you can find it. However, the versatility for layering with it is just wonderful. Today I wore it as a base for my LV Imagination and it became a beautiful woody citrus cloud, punctuated with touches of booze + cinnamon. Stunning. It gives Encre Noire Sport an extra dimension (actually, this combo is *strikingly* similar to the Terre d'Hermes DNA - maybe the Intense Vetiver flanker?). This stuff layers wonderfully with just about anything that has a shared note... Certain layering scents also have the interesting ability to push 'true' unisex scents into more masculine territory, and that may be the case with this fragrance (just tested with TF Lost Cherry and sure enough, it's wonderful). Needless to say, I'm going to have a bottle or two of this on hand at all times, year round.

This baby, is the frag that started me down the Cremo line. As soon as I smelled it I was hooked. I was buying beard products and ran across the Distillers blend line. When I smelled the edt I was shocked at the quality and performance. There isn't anything quite like this as far as scent profiles go. The closest I can get is Bourbon and Oak. Cremo is knocking the scents out of the park. I am amazed. Distillers Blend is fine bourbon and cedar with a dash of vetiver. Only bear wrestlers could wear this one! Talk about unique and new scent profile...wow! For 20 bones you get a better smelling and better performing fragrance than designers selling their wares for 80-100+ bucks. Longevity 8.5/10 Sillage 8.5/10 Scent 10/10 Overall 9.2/10 I am loving this stuff.

This is a great cheapie as are most of the fragrances from Cremo. Its citrus, vetiver, boozy and woody with some sweetness. It would be hard to dislike this especially at this price point. I think it would be a safe blind buy and is pretty mass appealing. Got it on amazon for $17. This is not a strong projector, and sits pretty close to the skin and is more of a personal scent but i imagine that if completely overspray it may improve performance. Pretty versatile scent. Much cleaner citrus and vetiver than Terre D'Hermes which i love. i still have yet to buy a Cremo fragrance that i didn't like. I think this and Palo Santo are my favorites, but they're all honestly good. Certain stores have their exclusive Cremo fragrances (Walmart & Target).