Blenheim Bouquet

I must say that at first impression, this is probably not going to be your favorite. I heard someone say that it was an eau de fruit loop once, and I think that or lemon furniture polish pretty well sums up the INITIAL top note. Let it dry down just a little and you will find that it loses that chemical-like lemon feeling and really starts smelling like fresh lemon. However, this puppy shines when it hits those base notes. I like to think this is a "warm pine" which I think is rather unique. I am convinced that it is the dry down that as made this fragrance stand the test of time. I really, REALLY enjoy this fragrance. True to Penhaligon's form, it doesn't have outstanding sillage, but it's enough to occasionally get a whiff while you are sitting still. I'm certain that it isn't going to leave a trail a mile long, but really what you are paying for is class in a bottle with any of the Penhaligon's stuff. This is no different. Back to this "warm pine" note. I can't say that I've ever smelled this particular scent outside of a lumber mill. To be honest, that's really what it reminds me of. Have you ever smelled freshly sawn pine lumber? It has the smell of pine needles, but the saw has sort of burned it a little. This is the closest thing I can come up with to describe this smell. It's fresh, but it also feels a little burnt, or rather toasted. It's completely pleasant and will remind you of campfires without smelling like smoke. It's hard to describe, and perhaps that's what the black pepper adds to the show. I definitely recommend this to anyone. Just wait 15 minutes or so before you walk outside with it, or you are going to have some stoners with the munchies following you looking for fruit loops. 8.5/10

When I first smelled the bottle I thought; "hmm lemon sherbet...not for me". Then I got a sample and tried a bit on my wrist and thought; "actually, it might be good for summer, but I probably won't buy it". However, the other day I thought I'd try a different fragrance to work and I wore it out for the first time.....wow. I finally get it and love it! It's a particularly cold spring here in Scotland just now (about 3 degrees C on a good day!) and this fragrance goes perfectly with those cold, crisp and sunny mornings. I always thought of this as a summer fragrance, but it's the perfect scent for this time of year and the low temperature. I like to think that the obvious lemon note is like the sunshine, but the dry down brings a darker, spicier depth with strong incense throughout, making it very warm and comforting, especially during the cold mornings. Perfect. I work outdoors and smelling this all day lifts my spirits and puts me in a good mood. Like all the Penhaligon's, this just smells classy and well put together. It may not be particularly complex (although it is more complex than you first think, so give it a chance) but even the simple Penhaligon's just ooze elegance and class. There's not much more here than sherbet-y lemons, incense and a bit of musk and pine, but it's so nice! I'll be buying a full bottle next week! The only negative, as with a lot of Penhaligon's, is the longevity...not the best, about 3 to 4 hours on me. Projection is not too great either, but I think it suitable for this type of fragrance. You can smell it within a few feet which is fine, but the dry down is very close to the skin, so a spray top would be best in order to really get a good coverage.

I was looking for a Summertime Pine fragrance, so I purchased Creed Epicea, Dior Granville, and Byredo Gypsy Water. Then I found a good deal for a 100 ml tester of Blenheim Bouquet. Dissapointed that none have a clear, or dominant pine. Gypsy Water has the most noticable pine note of the 4. Blenheim Bouquet is very much like Granville, but inferior. The notes are good quality, but I gave Dior Granville a 10/10 rating. Blenheim Bouquet has an herbal note they are not listing, that blends with the citrus, giving the citrus a bitter green accord. BB came out before Granville, but Granville is just more complex, smoother, better crafted. It's like Tom Ford Italian Cypress coming out after Halston Z-14, very similar, but higher quality. The pine in BB is slightly more noticable than in Dior Granville. I like Blenheim Bouquet a lot also, it's dry, crisp and clean. It's not a total clone of Granville, it has some subtle difference that I will enjoy. So it's not totally redundant. I like the lavender here, that Granville doesn't have. The pine becomes slightly discernible from the mid- dry-down. It has a great musky dry-down that's warm and creamy, with some of the peppery, slightly sweet pine lingering. A nice evolution, and contrast from the dry citrus opening and mid. I have a large mostly niche collection, but I can see myself wearing this a lot in Summer, as a great go-to casual. It's classy with a simple fresh eligance. Rating: 8.5/10 God bless. John 3:16

I first smelled penhaligons in a hotel in NYC - a boutique hotel called The Carlton. Their house toiletry scent was Quercus. I could not get enough of it. When I looked up penhaligons and read all the descriptions and decide I must have the entire line. When I went on a business trip to Vegas where there was a Penhaligons boutique in one of the hotels. I remember trying on every single scent, being overwhelmed, and then deciding blindly that I was going to buy this one for my boy friend at the time (husband to be). I was terrified that it would smell horrible on him...but it didnt. I was quite struck when he first wore it. He has a warmer type of body scent which mixed with the smoky woods and citrus altogether smells like home to me. it smells like man and culture. Someone wearing this has a soul and you can have a conversation with him. He's going to write you a letter not just send texts. He will remember when you love a piece a of jewelry and it eventually shows up on your birthday. He will surprise you with a new bottle of serge lutens when you get back from a long business trip. The man wearing this is above money, insecurities and lust.

First whiff before applying; smoke. Almost coal-tar. I'm reminded of the washing of hands with coal tar soap in luke-cool to cold water at sunrise in winter on a farm in the British Isles, and the city winter pall anywhere in the British Isles when I was there. Or the coppicing of the willows and the smouldering of the charcoal under the mounds. It is absolutely nostalgic. Rigour and austerity were once paradoxically comforting things. You knew the routine and stuck to it and as a reward you got beautiful memories of white frosts, misty sunrises, iced puddles, porridge with brown sugar and cream donated by the cow that morning, the institutional pot belly stove and gruff but kind leaders of the uniformed, scouting sort. A bit like Moonrise Kingdom with less eccentricity and more ordinary fun. No element of Catch 22 at all. Serious, familiar goodness. Much later... There is something simple and sweet in the dry down. Coming to an ID, the imagination was whisked into a memory of cake baking. I think it's the type of vanilla they call 'extract' where it's mixed with alcohol in the tiny bottles.

Blenheim Bouquet is one of Penhaligon's classic colognes and is one of their most well-known scents, being over a century old. I smelled this a few years ago after reading that this is (allegedly) Prince William's scent of choice, and liked it as much then as I do now. A radiantly fresh, aromatic barbershop cologne, it is simple but rounded and perfectly-balanced - there is no sharpness or harshness here. BB has a bright, fizzy citrus opening, fresh and bracing. I enjoy a lemon-lime accord, and here it sparkles, appearing crystal-clear - the olfactory equivalent of sunlight. The pine follows after a little while, soft and green, aromatic and mellow. Lavender follows closely, bringing BB firmly to barbershop territory. It becomes a sweetly musky skin scent, the lavender lingering. I also get a hint of dry vanilla in the base. Sillage is intimate and longevity is moderate. It is masculine-leaning in my opinion, and is a spring/summer daytime scent. A classic cologne with heritage and history, BB is effortlessly elegant and timeless. I would love this on a man. 4.5/5.

Reviewing a bottle from 2012. Blenheim Bouquet was launched in 1902. Despite the name " Bouquet" there are no detectable florals here. Blenheim opens with a burst of effervescent fresh lemon-lime. Soon the lavender and pine come in as the citrus fades. There is black pepper adding spice and also soft leathery musk in the long lasting drydown. The pepper makes the drydown interesting.This is a simple but very effective combination. It is not sweet nor is it soapy or synthetic. For those who find the opening too citrusy - wait a few minutes - most natural citrus topnotes fade by 10-15 minutes. This fragrance as many others is all about the drydown. The quality in 2012 was still very good although it had already been reformulated. 4/5 Unisex -totally Performance is good 4/5 Originally commissioned for the Duke of Marlborough. It was Winston Churchill's signature scent. Yes, this is aristocratic and understated but never stodgy or dated. Overall a classic citrus/pine/musk fragrance for someone with casual nonchalant elegance. RIP WC. 9/10

I love the citrusy, fresh and sour opening but sadly it lasts only 10-15 minutes. In the dry down it reminds me a lot of Agua Brava from Antonio Puig but it's like a more modern version, less earthy and with more citrus and depth in general. Sadly, the performance is very weak on my skin, I can barely smell it moving around so I doubt anyone near me will smell it if I don't do 10 sprays or so. The smell itself is great - clean, classy and a bit nostalgic at the same time. Something I imagine my grandfather would wear when he was young (I guess makes sense if the fragrance was really released in 1902) but also something I want to wear too. If the performance was better, I would be ordering the full bottle right now. But considering the high price and the fact that I already have Agua Brava and Terre D'Hermes which does pretty much the same job with solid performance, this one goes somewhere to the bottom of my wishlist.

Penhaligon’s Blenheim Bouquet opens with an amazingly bright and lemony citrus rush. Not overly astringent or at all unpleasant but man this is a serious citrus bomb at the outset. Within a few minutes it evolves and begins to remind me of candied lemon rinds. Sweet yet still very citrus forward with a bright floral note that I can only attribute to the lavender note. In dry down it becomes a bit peppery with a very smooth musk that adds a bit of creaminess and depth. This is one of those fragrances that I can’t stop smelling. Projection is on the weaker side of moderate but for those in closer proximity I can’t imagine anyone not enjoying this scent as you pass by. Perfect office fragrance and definitely an easy reach on a hot summer day. Currently I have a 5 ml decant and unless something changes before it’s depleted I’m thinking I will be buying a full bottle soon.

I'm not surprised the notes in this rhyme... Lavender, Lemon and Lime, Pepper, Musk and Pine. It strikes a great balance similar to all the Penhaligon's I've sniffed out. Perfectly natural sharp citrus of Lemon and Lime(you can really smell both) with calming Lavender. The drydown yields a little pepper and gentle musk. My only criticism is that the combination of top notes give this a cleaning product type of vibe and I'm not one who usually says that about overly lemony or lavender fragrances because it's too easy to go there. At the end of the day I like and accurate citrus also love lavender and I like the subtle pinch of pepper, just works. This still has an elegance about it, Penhaligon's just pulls it off and Blenheim Bouquet has a clean feel but it's not the best offering from them although inoffensive and wearable.

Blenheim Bouquet opens like a crisp gin and tonic served on a veranda overlooking your private pine forest. Sharp lemon zest and fresh pine needles combine in a burst of Edwardian elegance, with just enough aristocratic restraint to avoid vulgarity. Remarkably youthful for something concocted in 1902 - this isn't your typical stuffy grandfather fragrance. Unfortunately, its longevity is about as enduring as a sunny day in England. Within two hours you're left sniffing your wrist, puzzled, wondering if it was ever there to begin with. The scent politely excuses itself, vanishing discreetly rather than overstaying its welcome. Still, while it's around, it's sheer summertime perfection - ideal for linen suits, garden parties, longing for day of Empire, and expressing genteel disdain for anyone wearing something... louder.

I just received a 100 ml bottle Sealed. It was sold on ebay for $55. Everything looked legit. It even had batch code etched into the bottom of the glass bottle. I think hard to fake. It smelled fairly good and like my other bottle, but less citrus and pine was not recognizable. On tge bottom of the bottle I could make out London, which is where most are made. But my bottle also has Barcelona Spain ? It has a very masculine spiciness. But I don't like it as much as my 7 year old bottle. Does anyone know of a different formulation made in Barcelona? PS: I asked AI and found the owner of Penhailigan's is Spaish and moved some production to Barcelona Spain. I liked the older made in London bottles. If you liked the old version it may be worth it to get vintage.

This smells very clean, without being neither powdery nor soapy (I especially do not care for powdery). The opening citrus notes do not last very long, although they're wonderful for the time they're there. Then, the woody notes come through. I smell a wonderful cedar note, whereas most smell pine. Regardless, it's magnificent. No wonder Blenheim Bouquet been around so long. It's not a predator fragrance, begging for everyone to notice it, and I doubt most would consider it sexy. It's super fresh and clean, and all phases of the scent are wonderful. It's a masculine scent in my mind, except for maybe the first 30 minutes or so, where I believe it could be unisex.

The first time I tried this was when I bought a men's gift set (4x5ml scents) to re-familiarize myself with the Penhaligon's brand after 13 years.(2005-2018) I took my sample on holiday but I was traveling with my dad who, being used to cheap cologne, helped finish (waste) it in 2 or 3 days. I had to get more. So after my holiday I bought a new (10 scent)sample box at the same time that I bought Endymion. After using Blenheim again I put it on the list for my next shopping splash. This might not be for +20 or (wannabe) young +30 people but it is class and will definitely make a statement. And longevity? Breakfast to lunch. That's enough in my book.

Bought a 5ml decant of this just to make sure I didn't have anything similar in my collection. Has the same vibe to me off the spray as AdP Essenza di Colonia and Ferragamo Acqua Essenziale Colonia, but on the drydown this has more personality when the pepper kicks in gently. This comes across as versatile Lime/Pine or even Lemongrass overall, and I love it! Gotta love the performance too.... it lasts 4-5 hours thereabouts on my skin, and much longer on the clothes. Also projects well at 3,4 feet away in the first hour. No complaints at all, perfect for a regular day at the office. Looking to get a full bottle as soon as my lime frag runs out.

Blenheim Bouquet is one of the vials that came in my Penhaligon's 10 pc sample set I purchased in Epcot UK this summer. I am trying it today for the first time, and instantly liked the scent off my skin. There is a prominent lemon/lime opening with a good amount of pine, and now that it's beginning to dry down I can pick up some of the pepper. I also smell a little rosemary or herbal/green mixed in the dry down as well. I think this scent opens unisex, but drys down a bit more masculine. Will put this on my short list with Halfeti, Quercus, and Juniper Sling as my favorites from the house so far.

Blenheim Bouquet is the perfect choice for the man who must project calm and quiet confidence without calling attention to himself. Physicians, psychiatrists and counselors, clergy, academics, and judges should consider this as an option for the workplace. A professional accessory like a silk necktie, polished shoes, or a leather wristwatch band. While many are quick to point out that Blenheim was a favourite of Winston Churchill's, the fact that it was the daily fragrance of Pope John Paul II makes my point brilliantly. It's simple, unobtrusive, clean, and calming. I love it.

It smells exactly like my Nana's powder room, I can't explain it. Not a bad thing necessarily, but the first thing that came to my mind, which made me laugh. It makes perfect sense Churchill wore this. In fact, I would imagine this fragrance is generally nostalgic for many. STRONG lemon open, does gradually fade into the pine and lavender notes. Pleasant, unoffensive fragrance. Unlike Bois du Portugal, despite the scent being reminiscent of the abodes of my elders, this would be perfectly fine for a young man to wear.

When I bought this, I thought I was buying a citrus fragrance and yes, the top notes are definitely heavily citrusy but the drydown was pepper'ish and the citrus disappeared, which was very disappointing, to me...and not a sharp pepper a la Poivre Samarcande by Hermes or Poivre 23 by Le Labo, but a very "gawky" pepper...Not buying a second bottle for sure! BTW, I love Penhaligon as a frag house and my favorites are Douro, Extract of Limes and Castile but Blenheim is nowhere close to being in this league of legends !!!

Archetypal citrus fourgere cologne and considering it's age ( 125 years young ) it's definitely one of the originals. Mine's not that old but it's vintage. It's all sharp , clean lemon and lime ( anyone who misses Crabtree and Evelyn West Indian Limes will love this ). There is some pine and lavender but it's not at all dominant. Unusually for citrus top notes, they hang around ( or did in this version ). I can see the comparison to Eau Sauvage too. Perfectly unisex. I'm female but I'll be wearing this, this summer.