Sundowner

Warm and cozy like a blanket upon your soul. When its cold outside, Sundowner it covers you. I finally found that warm tobacco, in which you can sink like in a blanket when the cold sets in outside in the autumn or winter or when you try to cover your nose from rain, wind or when it's freezing outside. You are desperately looking for a warm place and this feeling gives you Andy Tauer Sundowner. On my way through the world of perfumery, I once came across Burberry London, a perfume that stuck to my heart for a lifetime. That warm tobacco with cinnamon accompanied me for a long time through the rainy autumns and frosty winters, giving me a feeling of comfort and warmth. Unfortunately, its performance is not very good and I didn't find a similar one. Until a few days ago when I tested Andy Tauer Sundowner. A very deep scent given by a dark cinnamon mixed with ambergris, tobacco and sandalwood. The rose in this composition does not offer a floral sensation but rather sweet-woody and the powdered cocoa is felt from the first moments of the perfume. The scent is far from very sweet or sticky. Its Fuller, richer as he keeps the DNA of his house from the L' Air. The sandy, dusty note can be felt here as well, as I said, cocoa plays a decisive role. The dominant notes are undoubtedly tobacco and cinnamon but all the others can feel independent. Both the orange peel and the bergamot that makes it a little fruity and effervescent on opening and the cocoa and cypriol oil that give it a note of masculinity, hardness despite its warm character. It looks like Burberry London from a perspective, it's warm, not very sweet and from my point of view, although it is branded as unisex inclined towards the masculine side. The quality of the grades is superior. Although there are whole combinations of tobacco and something sweet, Sundowner comes with something new that makes it somewhat unique. Longevity is above average, over 8 hours and the cold weather feels pretty good. When the sun disappears, when the daylight fades and the cold overwhelms you, Sundowner warms you up.

Despite what others may say, I think you can wear this in warmer weather. Just go light on the sprays. It is sweet,but not too sweet. Almost up to the line of too sweet. Yet just stops before that. The Cinnamon, Cacao, Tobacco, Cypriol Oil, Tonka Bean and Ambergris do make a nice combination. If you thought Amouage Royal Tobacco was too bold or too Woodsy, then try this. Much sweeter.Also, if you enjoyed Parfum de Marly Herod. Some may smell a type of baby oil scent. Could be Cypriol mixing with the Vanilla and Tonka Bean My only issue would be that it is only in a 50ml bottle. Tauer should make a 100ml bottle. And maybe the Ambergris note should be amplified. Sundowner is in my top 10 for sure. I noticed that the Ambergris shows up after about 45 minutes. Last week I had two women kiss my cheek and had to know what I was wearing. It was Sundowner. They also wanted a few sprays to wear. Ambergris I think may have been the reason here. It can be animalic After a few hours Sundowner can remind you of Derviche by Rogue Perfumery. That one wears like the drydown of Sundowner. If you think Sundowner is too strong but you like some notes then try Derviche. It is a softer Sundowner

While reading through reviews on Fragrantica, someone noted that Sundowner reminded them of L’Instant by Guerlain, and I have to agree. As I smelled it, I had the sense it echoed something familiar, and now I can clearly see the shared DNA. That said, Sundowner stands on its own. The tobacco and cacao are more pronounced, giving it a deeper, richer personality. As Andy Tauer himself noted, Sundowner is a study in contrasts. It feels both fresh and shadowy, luminous and deep, all seamlessly intertwined. It leans into quiet indulgence and introspection, much like the moment when the sun dips below the horizon. The kind of sunset that paints the sky in rich oranges and deep reds, fleeting, warm, and unforgettable. In terms of sillage and longevity, I only tested a single spray from a sample on my arm, so my impression is still forming. I’ll definitely need to wear it a few more times to get a full sense. At this stage, I’d give it an 8/10. It’s a wonderfully crafted spicy scent with real character. If the performance holds up over time, I could easily see it becoming a 9/10.

There was an old bag of Virginia pipe tobacco at my house growing up, stored in an airtight contained, and I went through a short phase of smoking a pipe myself (cringe? yes. but relevant to this review). The tobacco in this perfume is the exact smell I had stuck to my fingers after packing a pipe, that well-aged tobacco with a mellow, sweet backdrop but still potent and so, so heavy. This perfume is beautiful and well-balanced, with an aromatic opening which does such a great job of introducing the tobacco which is dry in the sense that it's a proper smell of real, good quality tobacco. The base notes are here again, as with all Tauer perfumes I've tried so far, as a balanced symphony to support the main characters and add to the experience. There's sweetness of vanilla, depth from tonka and woodiness of sandalwood. I got just under 6 hours of wear time out of it. Sillage was strong in the first but then low for the remaining 5 hours (so I guess moderate on average?).

Im completely not competent enough to tell a perfumer what to do but from that ignorant position I can say that there's some aspects I do not enjoy. First of all the cinnamon is so present it's actually sharp, hot, a touch unpleasant to the nose. Just like some cinnamon whiskeys are really burning hot - this feels similar. It's not hot enough to be unwearable, but it is, sort of, unpolished. The Cypriol oil brings dryness to the overall full and sweet composition - which is good, it balances it a bit. The orange and other citrus bring some acidity instead of zesty freshness which, IMHO, doesn't fit the fragrance and the rose makes it feel a bit cherry-like, which is oh, so overdone in tobacco fragrances. But it is a great tobacco perfume, it's just not perfect to me. Had it not been THAT much cinnamon here (especially how sharp and harsh it feels in the opening) I would have bought a bottle. Can't understand where the name comes from though.