Golden Green

Golden Green, part of the exclusive Coffee Break collection, is a true hidden gem in Xerjoff's humongous portfolio. While much of the spotlight often falls on Golden Dallah, Golden Green stands out as a masculine, versatile and greatly performing fragrance. The first impression is dominated by an invigorating zing of juniper berries and a warm, aromatic spice of cardamom. These top notes are enhanced by the subtle inclusion of pink pepper and nutmeg, creating an almost effervescent opening. Delving deeper, the heart of Golden Green reveals a blend of vetiver, leather, cedarwood, incense, and labdanum. The vetiver lends its earthy, (very slightly) smoky greenness, which forms a crucial part of the scent's character, giving it a more green dimension. The leather adds a refined, almost ashy quality, while cedarwood provides a solid, woody backbone. Hints of incense and labdanum contribute a resinous depth, adding to the overall darkness of the composition. As the fragrance progresses, the base notes emerge. The presence of coffee, adds a nutty and subtly bitter nuance that perfectly complements the darker elements. This "unroasted green coffee" aspect, highlighted by Xerjoff themselves, contributes to the scent's distinctive character. Cypriol (Nagarmotha) further enhances the earthy and woody facets, while ambergris provides a soft warmth, and musk rounds out the composition. When it comes to comparisons, Sauvage Elixir has been rightfully mentioned a few times. Having tested them side by side, my observation is that they are vaguely similar, but different enough to not be redundant. Where Golden Green leans into its green, earthy, and drier musky facets, Sauvage Elixir undeniably goes heavier on the lavender, creating a more aromatic and slightly sweeter profile. Golden Green maintains a drier, "more niche" edge, avoiding any overtly sweet undertones. Performance-wise, Golden Green's longevity is very good, easily comparable to the formidable sausage, staying on skin for well over 8-10 hours, and projecting confidently for a 2-3 hours. Despite its great quality and impressive performance, Golden Green remains almost unknown... which is not a bad thing, as it can be often found at discounters for a very reasonable price - considering its versatility, I highly recommend it!

My personal favorite from the Coffee Break series. A very high-quality blend that is well under the radar. Particularly masculine in design and execution, it may, for a few seconds, remind of Sauvage Elixir. But this is in no way a detractor. There is no overlap or redundancy, at all. Golden Green blazes its own path with the juniper berry and cardamom up top setting the stage for one of the best dry downs in any bottle I own. There is ripe, unroasted coffee in the base that (paired with the cypriol oil I assume) creates a long-lasting and dense aromatic flair to the dry down. I love it. In a catalog as large as Xerjoff has, this can (and apparently is) overlooked. But it is priced well on discounters and is really a more versatile and wearable fragrance than It looks to be on paper. If it seems appealing, get a sample or decant.

Elegant, sophisticated and effortless green cardamom bomb. The coffee note here is very green and raw, and paired together the heavy dose of cardamom, makes Golden Green a delicious nearly-gourmand fresh-spicy-aromatic that's hard to resist. This to me is essentially a *heavily* spiced Levantine shot of coffee gone cold - if you ever had middle eastern cardamom coffee you'll know what I mean. Could be worn year round in my opinion, but ideally in fall/spring. Speaking as a woman, it is totally unisex in my opinion, but I can see how some would characterize it as leaning towards the masculine side. Moderate projection and longevity on me. This is definitely cardamom lovers approved. And if by any chance you have Xerjoff's Starlight, try layering it on top of Golden Green, you'll go straight to cardamom heaven.

Words cannot describe how much I love Golden Green. I understand it's not for everyone and that's ok. It reminds me of picking pumpkins in the fall with my wife and girls in Wisconsin. There's a spice in Golden Green that triggers happy memories and is backed with the most relaxing lavender and coffee I could imagine. It's complex, bold, and masculine. I found myself reaching for this a few times over the summer when the wife and I go out for a date or meet up with friends. This is 100% a signature fragrance and will set you apart from everyone else. I'm glad this is far under anyone's radar because my bottle is more than half empty and people are selling full bottles for cheap!! Cheers!

I recently got this fragrance and I am in love with it, I read that some people don't get the coffee but I catch it pretty early on and in my opinion it carries the entire scent, this fragrance starts with an aggressive and intriguing earthy scent and then slowly morphs into a calm, sweet and coffee combo while holding on to the earthy vibe. Wear this on a cold night or any indoor occasion.

The first day I wore it, I received three compliments. This fragrance performs exceptionally well, and the projection is beastly, so you don't have to overspray it. If you want a strong masculine scent for the winter, I would highly suggest it. FYI, I don't get any coffee notes on this fragrance, so if you are expecting something more gourmand, I wouldn't suggest it.

Smells like a complex Sauvage Elixir with much classier ingredients and without synthetic colours and etc. Seems to me like a well blended 212 VIP and Sauvage Elixir. Absolutely astounding sweet accord because of the berries. A masterpiece I discovered by accident, but would buy constantly from now on.

A nice green and resinous perfume. The most powerful note to me is cypriol with its green smokiness. I like this better than Golden Dallah, which smells a bit musty and is missing something to lift it up. Carner Barcelona's Drakon is a smoother and smokier version of this.

I think this is one of the underrated fragrances from the house. If you like fragrances like Haltane, Oud for greatness Neo and sauvage elixir, you will probably like this fragrance. Sweetness that's tempered by spices, leather and woods, that's masculine.

The most slept on Xerjoff! So good. Btw the @ below owns brut, old spice, YSL mass market, (according to their own list.) but is complaing about golden green 🤣Masculine. Classic. A bit Christmas. Depth and complexity but still fresh for a winter scent

Great perfume similar to Dior Suavage Elixer but in high quality way.. suitable for all seasons and times, do not overspray as it is strong and last forever.. compliments getter and doesn’t offend anyone

Such a high quality scent. Lasts around 16 hours on my skin. It does smell like sauvage elixir but smoother and blended. This is 10/10 just like sauvage elixir. On my clothes it lasts 3-4 days.

Excellent from Xerjoff, it’s a much cheaper better version of Creed Aventus Absolu! A little Dior Sauvage Elixir too. Projects well in all weather. Could be signature sent worthy. 9.5/10

This stuff is awesome. Incredible performance absolute room filler. Reminds me of a fruiter Dior Sauvage Elixir but much higher quality and without the gross dry down.

Green spice market... a sophisticated, pleasant, refined and unique fragrance.

Breathtaking perfume. Long lasting and magical. I think it is more for men.

Lovely scent with light coffee note, leaning masculine.

Christmas and spices ....but BEASTMODE!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

My third sampling from the Xerjoff Coffee Break is the most recent entry Golden Green from 2020 (after Golden Dallah and Golden Moka in 2018), which, like the others, has a slightly funky raw coffee vibe with a fairly robust bright and fruity side of juniper, pink pepper, cardamom, and musk. It almost smells tropical, with a guava/mango/papaya vibe that is sweet and green, but there are no such listed notes. It has a resinous side to it, as well, yielding a sort of funky cannabis-meet-fresh coffee center with fruity, sweet, resinous, and semi-spicy aspects to it as well. Overall, it’s pretty agreeable, still being more cold-weather-leaning, like other Coffee Break entries, while, like Golden Moka, being more versatile and year-round-friendly than Golden Dallah. It’s my least favorite of the three Coffee Break offerings, but it’s still quite good, overall, being a quirky, neat mix (like the others) and coming off fairly unique; it does not immediately remind me of any other fragrances. It seems be sold only through the Xerjoff website for €197 for 50ml, in line with the pricing of the other two entries, but not via a US retailer. (Xerjoff ships fairly quickly to the US from Italy, though) 7 out of 10

I blind bought this and wouldn't say i was disappointed as the scent is good and smells of good quality, while being versatile. I was just expecting more based off of the note breakdown. It's a complex but yet fairly fresh, musky scent. Some have commented that it smells like ''classic male cologne'' and i agree. A lot of juniper berries and musks, with some spice and complexity behind the scenes that never penetrates through the freshness, which is artistic, but never groundbreaking. I guess i was hoping for a darker profile with more ''oomph'' to it. 7,5/10. Edit: Half a year later and i find myself reaching for this one often. I think i've started to appreciate it as a creation for itself rather than attach some kind of longing or expectation to it. I appreciate a good Cypriol note and as time has passed, it has developed in full effect within the bottle, as the 'complexity' giving the freshness some edge. Both longevity and sillage are very good. Still not a groundbreaking scent, still smells like classic male cologne, yet indeed appreciated and very versatile. 8,5/10!