Late Harvest

As with most of F&M fragrances, if I were to sum up it would be "amazing scent, wish it was stronger". Late harvest is a great tobacco that I really do enjoy and brings a smile to my face. It's cozy, nostalgic and also has a good profile that I would like to wear. It also has that air of mistique that chergui has, they don't smell alike, they just share that "daydreaming of a far away land where time moves slowly" effect. As far as fort n manly fragrances go, most of which I would get just for collecting and sampling this is actually one I would wear on the regular and that's precisely where the performance hurts it for me. Another downside is the bottle for me as a collector, even if it might sound silly, but the older bottles just have more collection value in my eyes. It might sound silly, but I know other fellow collectors will probably agree. Anyway, in short sample first, be mindful of the lower end performance and price. For me this is on my "nice to have but not a must" list. Edit: this is one case where I would see a clear benefit of a intense version. Or reformulation to bump up performance. Later Edit: so I did end up buying it, my feelings about it are the same. But it is good and I'm enjoying it. Kudos to Rasei, you talented mf!

Late Harvest is one of the three recent releases from Fort & Manle, a sweet and spicy mix that does fittingly smell like a fall harvest, with listed notes of cherry pipe tobacco, vanilla, cedar, rosewood, and rose, though I definitely get a bit of apple, particularly in the opening, in the same sort of color palette. Very nicely done, a good sweet and spicy mix that’s not a huge from All the Queen’s Men, another recent release, performs roughly in the middle between All the Queen’s Men (best) and Honiara (worst) of the three, though all three are decent, neither bad nor especially great, in terms of performance. Late Harvest does foster a fall/autumn vibe, specifically, though, which, while there are not very spicy notes, the cherry wood aroma created by the mix of cedar, cherry pipe tobacco, and rosewood, does remind me of that time of year, especially. It’s overall a really lovely scent, and caps off a great new trio from this house that really never seems to miss. The line’s new pricing is $250 for 50ml, in new presentation, with all of the fragrances, including Late Harvest, having the same bottle cost. In the US, the line is sold at Luckyscent and Ministry of Scent (aka Tigerlily Perfumery). 8 out of 10

I finally made the move to buy this because I had a discount code on Lucky Scent. I really haven't seen many reviews of it, but I have been on a quest to find a cherry pipe tobacco, leather, boozy fragrance, and this one was looking like a good candidate for a blind buy (albeit expensive). Well, I don't get much cherry (if any) out of it, and now that I look at the Fort & Manle website, I see that they don't even list cherry as a note - so I'm just gonna confirm that there is little if any cherry accord in this. In all other ways, though, it is a wonderful. It opens with a rich boozy (vanilla/rum?) pipe tobacco, and just enough leather notes to smell like the leather pouch for the pipe tobacco. There are vague hints of something woody, like a rosewood pipe when it's warm. It lasts for several (6-8) hours on skin, has a moderate projection but impressive scent trail, and lasts for a couple days on clothing. I'll probably buy a backukp bottle as I've really enjoyed layering this with Cherry Punk by Room 1015 to get the dark cherry notes and a bit more distinct leather edge. Final verdict, very niche (you must love pipe tobacco), expensive, but worth it if tobacco's your thing. Superbly done.

I love the way Fort & Manle takes each fragrance & makes it smell like an Erotic Fairytale. On its opening Late Harvest evokes the scent of Curing Tobacco caught in a mild breeze that blew across the moors & through the Castle Window of a boudoir ladened with Silk & dark Velvet fabrics, various Talc's, & Floral Parfums in Late Fall. In its dry down Late Harvest evokes the thought of a late night tryst of Princess who's in bed left to bask in the scent of her handsome lover. Along with its Rose note I also pick up on a faint note of Jasmine. Its the lightest whisper of White Florals & Indoles, & its when you're not looking for it that you catch it. The florals in the dry down make this fragrance Handsomely Beautiful. Its definitely Unisex, leaning masculine. I find the projection to be stronger than average for two hours. But the true beauty of this fragrance is in its Sillage. Off of my skin I caught subtle wafts as I moved about throughout the day. But off of clothes this fragrance left a trail that lingered in the air long enough for me to walk back through it. I wear Late Harvest year round. But in the warmer months I only wear it at night.

This is fantastic. Fort & Manle describes this scent as: "Grandad’s old leather tobacco pouch...seasoned by the dipping of his rosewood pipe and...The aroma of cherry pipe tobacco." That goal was achieved. That is exactly what Late Harvest smells like. This is a warm, comforting, nostalgic fragrance that is just perfect for the chilly days of October and November. This scent is transportive. It takes you to a cozy den or private library, with supple leather chairs and cherry wood bookshelves, which contain volumes of leather-bound books, where you, your dad or your grandfather sits, filling his pipe with rich, sweet, cherry tobacco as he smokes and reads the leather-wrapped adventures of Allan Quartermain for hours. Update: Late Harvest is Fall/Autumn in a bottle. It is just sensational. It has surpassed Burberry London as the fragrance that most brings the Thanksgiving holiday season to mind. This is a 10/10 fragrance.