Black Tea

It opens with a fresh soft spicyness with clove, basil and nutmeg and smells really good. This is followed by a really wonderful black tea note that makes the scent a bit refreshing. As time moves forward you get some leather mixing in with the masculine spice followed by a musky woodyness. The scent has arm length projection and starts to quiten down after four hours then becoming a skin scent by hour five which is not bad for a cologne as some EDT's have the same longevity. The fragrance is of a high quality and the way the leather and spice mix together is good and I'm especially impressed with the strong black tea note which adds a extra dimension to the leather and spice. It is very masculine and a good modern barbershop cologne showing how the barbershop cologne has evolved compared to Trumpers, Floris scents etc.

Not what I expected when I first tried it. It's a rich dark scent compared to the others from the house, not at a fresh tea although it's not completely dark. Tea plays 4th sting behind what I perceive as blackberry, suede and musk. This actually feels like something Tom Ford would release and something you'd wear for a night out. It makes me think of colors purple and black for some reason. Very rich, enjoyable, and interesting cologne. Performance is below average and although it starts off very strong as indicative of a cologne, it levels out very fast and can be worn in moderate temperatures. Scent 8.3/10 Performance 3/10 I figured out what this reminds me of. This is a cologne version of Noir 29 by Le Labo.

Wow, forget about the label that says Black Tea, because this is a spiced leather beauty with the rest of notes supporting the leather note to give a rugged smokey appeal. To my nose, Black Tea has similarities with Tea for Two by L'Artisan Perfumiere. The fragrance is better used with casual jeans and crisp shirt wear for its refreshing feel. The performance is exceptionally good for an EDC. Black Tea and Napier are my favourites from Murdock London. The offerings are impressively packaged in a coffret box with an outer sleeve. Overall, a highly recommended for lovers of leather-based scents. A solid 8/10 in my book!

This is really nice. Smells like spicy leather. The scent for Black Tea is masculine through and through. Out of the 4 Murdock fragrances I sampled, this is the one I enjoyed most. The others being Vetiver, Patchouli, Avalon. Worth getting a bottle as this is unique and pleasant for a Fall or Spring day.

Fresh, spiced leather, done in a modern barbershop style. Very classy scent, fit for a gentleman. Doesn't smell "old man" or dated in the slightest. None of that 70's or 80's style musk lingering underneath. Highly recommended for anyone looking to try a modern masculine barbershop scent.