Fireside Bourbon Cologne

A beautiful Fall/Winter masculine fragrance. Don't be fooled by the "immature soap brand" this is a good cologne for anyone under 40. It does not smell like a cheap locker room. It's a sweet, boozy, campfire scent. It opens with a large burst of cloves & cinnamon in a sweet way, then you smell the rich, sweet & spicy bourbon / rum scent while the patchouli and cedar warmly sit in the background, it is not patchouli heavy, and despite geranium it is not floral at all. I also get a hint of orange. It has sort of a Cola vibe to it, like a Cap'n & Cola drink with cloves sitting next to your cup. Someone below said animalic, not at all. It's also not smokey at all, (I don't like smoky fragrances). It is warm, sweet and spicy. This is a very nostalgic and thus emotional scent to me. When I smell it I'm transported back to being a kid sitting by the fire on a cold night at some random state park while my dad pitches a tent and my grandpa feeds the fire. The downsides: price and longevity. The price is too high from this brand and especially with a 1.7fl oz bottle being the only option. Samples aren't sold. I wouldn't have a problem with this though if the scent lasted longer. I get a couple hours of longevity and silage on skin maybe 3-4, though more time on clothes but the scent fades quickly and becomes a bit of a sweeter version of itself. This is a 6-10 spray fragrance from a 1.7fl oz bottle. 2-3 sprays will get you nowhere. However, this is an all-natural fragrance, so I do find this forgivable for that reason. With that being said, it is still my favorite fragrance to date and the fragrance that is leading me on a search to find a designer or niche cologne that smells just like this with proper longevity. I could smell this stuff for hours, always smelling my wrists and reapplying at home just because I love it so much. Take this with you on your next camping or cabin trip and you'll blend right in. Overall: the best Dr. Squatch fragrance (I own them all, even the LE) Scent 100/100 Longevity 50/100 Sillage 60/100 Gender - Male Season - Winter / Fall Time of Day - Night or a cold day PS- If you are a fan of Dr. Squatch' Wood Barrel Bourbon scent I have no doubt you'll love this. While they are NOT the same scent, they complement each other beautifully. Wood Barrel Bourbon has a full line of men's products in its scent and using those with this cologne as a finishing touch is perfection and assists with the overall longevity. The cologne is sweeter with more spice but very similar DNA. Update- I tried REPLICA in hopes of finding this scent in a cologne that'll last longer and while yes they are...similar. Same TYPE of scent. They are not the same. Replica smells more real, like you're literally sitting next to a dusty fireplace and chesnuts are roasting nearby. It's also way smokier. Fireside Bourbon smells like more of a campfire than an indoor fireplace and it's more of a cologne scent, and of course with a sweet & spicy bourbon-cola esc note tying everything together instead of chesnuts. I'd say replica is worth trying but don't set your expectations too high. They aren't the same and replica isn't very wearable, maybe to a Christmas party... whereas this is a wearable cologne. Rep is also a bit more feminine than I expected and far more feminine than this but it's definitely unisex. So yeah, those are just my thoughts in case anyone, like me, is on the search for a higher quality cologne in this scent. Another Update: this does NOT smell like the atrocity that is Burberry Hero. Don't waste your time. Yet Another Update: If you love this cologne like I do, I HIGHLY recommend Invictus Victory Elixir. The dry down on that smells like this. A sweet, vanilla, ambery campfire scent and the longevity is insane compared to Squatch.

Wow, just wow. This fragrance took me by complete surprise, given the fact that I fell in love with Squatch's Wood Barrel Bourbon soap at first whiff. Before purchasing the cologne, I was surprised by the mixed opinions it received. I expected the rating of this to be at least a 4 since the soap counterpart was already a fan favorite of the Squatch catalogue, especially considering it's a cologne version, which should smell just as good, if not, even better. Upon sniffing the fragrance, I immediately thought, yup, it's just as perfect as, if not better smelling than, the soap, and afterwards, I've literally been questioning for a bit about how underrated it truly is on Fragrantica. It's just so rich and addictive, and some of my favorite designer fragrances of all time are also generally widely considered to be some of the best (such as Azzaro The Most Wanted Parfum, Dolce & Gabbana The One EDP, and Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male Le Parfum, for example), and this already smells better than most of those in my opinion. The performance and sillage are also better than people give it credit for, at least on my skin chemistry. It also kinda smells like the deodorant and the soap combined (which adds double the satisfaction for me), but with a slight more sweetness and booziness. The opening notes smell similar to the deodorant, and as it dries down, it smells nearly identical to the soap, if not identical, but without the soapy quality. Lastly, on the "main accords" tile, I think there should be a "sweet" note because the bar soap is already sweet enough as is, so it would make sense for that to be added for the cologne, which, as I previously stated, is a tad sweeter. Overall, an incredibly underrated, overlooked, and phenomenal fragrance that I hope receives the love it deserves soon, and hopefully, the rating of this fragrance increases because it just smells like it'd be one of the best fragrances on the market. I love you, Dr. Squatch. Scent: ∞/10 Longevity: 8/10 Sillage: 7-7.5/10 Presentation: 10/10

This is a solid fragrance for the money. I would expect it to be a little less than the $60 retail, but for the type of scent it isn't bad. The bourbon is apparent at the first spray and reminds me of a few others like Luna Rosa Black or vaguely like TF Noir Extreme. It isn't labled as an Aromatic Fougere, but it does give those vibes. I like geranium, but I can't pick up on that note. I'd buy this if you like to smell like a freshly opened of Bourbon while watching a fire in a log cabin. Really good. I'd give it 4/5, but the rating should be higher than the current rating.

I really like this cologne. It smells very smoky and nice, kinda sweet as well. It works perfectly in the fall/winter. It also lasts a while, my girlfriend said she could smell it on me for the majority of the day.

don’t understand the bad rating this a extremely solid woody, bourbon subtly spicy and fresh fire smelling cologne but you do need to put 3-5 sprays to smell anything and it’s a bit overpriced imo 🤷🏻♂️