Royal Blend Vintage

* Great boozy forward fragrance * Monster performer * Very strong blend of fruit, whisky, herbal, tobacco, vanilla, and powdery notes * Rugged and masculine * Great for older users * Perfect for nighttime use, especially date nights and intimate occasions * Surprisingly good for formal occasions * Not unisex * Whisky note might actually give people the wrong impression to some noses * Surprisingly divisive reviews * Might not live up to the hype of others in the line Fragrance World's Royal Blend Vintage is a newer hyped entry that was released at the exact same time as Royal Blend Bourbon, timed perfectly to take advantage of the hype its very successful siblings Royal Blend and Royal Blend Nero acquired upon their simultaneous release. The original was a dead on clone of Angels' Share, Nero was a dead on clone of Qawah which is itself a clone of Angels' Share and now we have Vintage which is a clone of Old Fashioned (though some also liken it to Single Malt). Straight up, this is a very strong booze forward fragrance with a strong and surprisingly realistic note of whisky. So much so that it may actually give off the wrong impression to people that you've been drinking when you haven't, at least on first smell to some noses. It's a very strong blend of fruit, whisky, herbal, tobacco, vanilla, and powdery notes. It's a good blend, but let's be clear, the whisky note dominates here. Original Royal Blend also had a strong booze note, but that is a Cognac note note so it comes off a lot smoother and gentler. Vintage is a hammer in comparison. A very good one, but still a hammer. This is rugged and masculine and will suit older users perfectly. It's marketed as unisex, though I'm hesitant to recommend it to women. It's perfect for nighttime use, especially date nights and intimate occasions. It also works surprisingly well for more formal occasions. Just note again that this is so strong it may give off the wrong impression. So much so that this actually has really divisive reviews on Fragrantica whereas its siblings have great reviews. This may not live up to the hype of the others, especially with them being so much better received. If you love boozy fragrances, though, nothing short of actually splashing real whisky on yourself is going to top this and this smells better thanks to all the other smooth notes blended in. Highly recommended.

Everyone has their own experience, perception, and opinions. Here's mine as the son of a scotch drinker (chivas), and a fan of some single malts I can't afford. I don't believe the notes here nor on the card. When I spray this, I am transported to childhood, and it's extremely comforting. FA is one of my favourite brands and although not long lasting, their fragrances are addictive, and smell great. This smells like scotch to me. Maybe not a very deep one, i smell a scotch and soda after a couple of hours. I don't get fresh, I don't get any fruit. It's not dry, it's not sweet nor syrupy. I think it's a great interpretation of scotch. If you haven't smelled scotch before, it's mossy, and boggy, and smells a bit like wheat based cereal or bread wth added funk (or feet). This doesn't get that deep. It smells great on my skin and improves as the day goes, but it always smells like scotch. I think for a mature individual, this could be an excellent date night or party fragrance in most climates and temperatures. For scotch and whisky lovers, this is incredible, and my favourite booze themed fragrance of all time.

I haven't tried this dupe just yet, I ordered a decant today. I just want to point out that most people probably are expecting this to be like Angels Share, but it's supposed to be a clone of Killian Old Fashioned. I love Old Fashioned, but it is nothing like AS, if you haven't tried OF before and you are expecting this to be like AS, you are probably going to be disappointed. The real Killian OF is sitting at a 4.01 on here, don't be surprised if this doesn't rate very highly either. I think the real Killian frag fell into the same trap where people were expecting an AS flanker because the packaging is so similar and got disappointed when it wasn't. I think OF is a far superior fragrance to AS, but that's just my opinion, it's objectively not as much of a mass appealing frag as AS. I just thought it was relevant to point these things out. I'm extremely excited to try this because as much as I dig KOF, the price is disgusting at $250-$300 for a 50ml.

Nose Note #706 I think I like this and Sequoia even more than the original Angel Share's/ Khamrah DNA. This is definitely more suited for the gentlemen, whereas Angel Share's is for the ladies. Instead of an apple pie this smells like a plum tobacco blend. Definitely not as crowd-pleasing as the Angel Share's DNA, but it's good on its own. Smells like a mix between Initio Paragon and Jo Malone Myrrh and Tonka or Dior Bois d'Argent. Or you could say this is like Dior Bois d'Argent reimagined. 8.8/10, very beautiful and feels very classy. It would go with a suit so perfectly UPD 9.4/10, I'm adding this to my most favourite list. This just performs so great, amazing longevity. Amazing scent. It's a lot like Firestorm, but stronger - the impression is similar, but Firestorm has an apple note and it's resinous, whereas Vintage is boozy. Just amazing. Sophisticated, elegant, beautiful, unisex leaning masculine.

Notes on here are incorrect. SEA Fragrance has posted the correct notes down in the reviews. Overall an amazing cologne that I absolutely love. While not the strongest and longest lasting. It's still very good especially for the price. In a way, it reminds me a bit of Bentley Intense & Lubin Idole. A sweet middle ground of the two. Boozey, warm, not too sweet. Overall. The juice inside this bottle. 10/10. Update: Gone through 2 bottles of this onto my third. Absolutely love it. Extremely photorealistic rum note. I get more of a golden rum, leaning a touch brighter than a dark aged rum. I use this a layering fragrance to add a boozy touch to some other perfumes. My current fave combo is this with Colosseum. Literally smells like a better even more boozy version of Triumph Of Bacchus. Awesome stuff 🔥

I absolutely adore KOF, it's my personal favorite from Kilian. French Avenue did a pretty decent job recreating it for a fraction of the price. This isn't as deep or well blended, but it smells very similar to me. I won't complain too much because this cost me $34 after shipping for a 100ml and you will be lucky if you get a 50ml of Old Fashioned for less than $150. Longevity seems to be pretty good, my only real complaint is up close this smells like a very heavy dose of Iso E Super over the actual notes listed, and I don't get that same effect with the real deal. KOF smells like lightly smoked candied fig over woody and whiskey, you get much of that here, just not as much depth to it.

As a Scotsman it was a shock smelling this on first opening... it smells exactly like a single malt whisky (no ‘e’). As it quickly dries down it becomes more balsamic. It’s vanilla sweet too. If you like Khamrah this is different enough but in a similar ballpark to make it worth buying. It slightly sharper caused maybe by the davana ? It smells really classy. Masculine, more cool weather, late night vibes. Perfect for a Gentleman’s Club or a Cigar smoking room. A safe blind buy if you like warm boozy scents. Age 28+. Good performance. Nice heavy bottle and large box packaging. You won’t smell like a ‘drunk’ wearing this, you will smell expensive. 8.75/10.

For me, this is an uplifting summer boozy fragrance with hints of dry hay. It’s like a walk in a field of hay on a summer breeze while sniffing an expensive cigar in a box. You have to love tobacco and boozy notes to appreciate this one. It opens with a burst of boozy notes, and during the first minute it can feel a bit suffocating, but don’t worry—it quickly settles down. Airy, sweet, and slightly tangy, it follows you with a delicate, sophisticated trail. Unisex. Niche quality fragrance, nostalgic and charming. Good staying power but needs to maturate first Moderate projection and sillage, depending on how many spritzes you apply

Tried some Kilian Old Fashioned at a Sephora and fell in love with the scent, but not the price. It’s this super addictive, funky, and warm scent that really sticks to your skin. I immediately looked for the best dupe and came across this. French Avenue has done it again. While there are some trade-offs (it doesn’t have quite the same sharpness to the funk, doesn’t project as much, and isn’t quite as well blended), it’s remarkably similar, especially after it’s dried down. It’s a $40 bottle that smells extremely similar. I’ll get a bottle of the real thing eventually, but this will do just fine for now.

This is kilian old fashioned and kilian single malt, leaning slightly more towards single malt but not as spicy. I’d say it’s an in between of the two but difference between them are all negligible, if you’ve owned single malt and old fashion you’ll know the minute differences but everyone else won’t. This is very hyper realistic malted whiskey, if you like boozy frags you will like this budgeted single malt old fashioned interpretation but otherwise you will be sorely disappointed thinking it’s anything like angels share

To me,take boss bottled elixir mix it with pure malt add a little bit of kutay or baraonda and this is it.woow and the quality is so good very boozy balsamic choclaty with good performance and very nice bottle and amzing price. Scent 9/10 Performance 8.5/10 Bottle 9/10 Price 10/10

This whole line smells extremely expensive. I'm extremely impressed with french avenue and the royal blend line. My favorite is bourbon but vintage is a 10/10 fragrance too. Insane performance on all of them as well.

Think of a boozy apple whisky old fashioned cocktail. It even has this interesting cooling effect like a chilled beverage. Can’t decide if I like this or the normal royal blend better.

I love it. So boozy scent that has that DNA of By Kilian. I haven't smelled the Old Fashioned, but I could imagine based on the boozy DNA that we something here. Very nice.

I actually think the card that comes with it has the incorrect notes. Notes like chocolate, vanilla, and tonka are straight up not there.

Smells like plum palinka. If someone poured this into a shot glass for me I would think it's drinkable.

Just less boozy,more sweet version of old fashioned It is fantastic 10/10

If you're looking for something super boozy, this likely won't satisfy. Instead, the main body of the fragrance is centered around that familiar Carlisle/Mystery Tobacco/Exclusif Tabac dna that's heavy on the tonka and davana. The main difference here is that the honeyed sweetness is paired with a pretty obvious though high-pitched plum accord that lasts well into the drydown. Fortunately, smelling it up close, it certainly does give me Kilian vibes because of its construction, although closer to Single Malt. Much closer to Carlisle though, without that harsh guaiac or warm apple. The tonka even comes off like a tobacco accord, to the point where blind testing would've had be guessing that it's a sweet tobacco fragrance (which it kinda sorta is). But it's not a very complex scent, nor unique, nor outright boozy. In fact, it's pretty redundant if you have most of the sweeties from PdM. Fortunately, if I didn't already have something like Exclusif Tabac or Shaghaf Oud Azraq, this would be an easy buy for the autumn because it's basically a perfect fall scent and solid to layer with. Plus the presentation is WELL above that of most designer and niche stuff, minus the crappy atomizer. Longevity is good too - great off of clothing - and it projects well for at least 3 hours if you double-tap (8-12 sprays), so I wouldn't class it as weak, even without sitting for weeks to months. As a beginner, this would've been a love; but there are just so many things out there that have this exact dna. And as far as booze, yeah no. RB Bourbon has more, and even that one is more of a rummy chocolate mint. But whereas that one screams the holidays, this one is more like a casual autumn hangout. Boring, but good material quality, well blended and super pleasing. A strong like. Scent - 7.5/10 Longevity - 8/10 Projection - 7.5/10 Overall - 7.75/10

I highly recommend testing this fragrance before making a blind buy. A few days before purchasing Vintage, I had the opportunity to try on Old Fashioned. Personally, I enjoyed it, but I understand that it may not appeal to everyone. From what I recall, it was a remarkably accurate recreation of the original scent. The opening is quite strong, featuring a prominent like boozy note that doesn’t linger for long. Afterward, it transitions to a woody aroma, but not a cozy or inviting wood. Instead, it evokes a speakeasy-like atmosphere, reminiscent of a quiet and sophisticated bar. This fragrance is definitely suited for special occasions and is not suitable for everyday wear.

Is it just me or does this remind me of Tom Ford - Tobacco Vanille?