Yachting

Yachting is a clean, spiced woody fragrance from the French house Detaille, released as a masculine scent. Woody is the word everyone uses for it, and about four in ten also find it spicy or floral.

Ginger and cardamom give the opening a fresh, zesty, slightly hot spice, the ginger sharp and the cardamom cooler and more aromatic. Jasmine and geranium make up the floral heart, the jasmine warm and slightly sweet, the geranium green, rosy and a little minty, so the middle stays fresh rather than heady. The base is all wood: Virginia cedar and cedar for a dry, pencil-like cleanness, guaiac wood for a warm, faintly smoky sweetness, sandalwood for creaminess, and vetiver for a rooty, earthy depth that gives the drydown a slightly smoky finish.

The crisp, woody character suits spring and summer days and outdoor or sporting settings, and it should appeal to someone who wants a fresh scent built on woods and spice rather than on sea notes or citrus.

Yachting — for men fragrance by Detaille. Notes: Cardamom, Cedar, Geranium, Ginger, Guaiac Wood, Jasmine, Sandalwood, Vetiver, Vetyver, Virginia Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database