Much Ado About The Duke

Much Ado About The Duke is a spicy, leathery rose from Penhaligon's, composed by Daphné Bugey and released in 2016. Everyone who describes it uses the same four words, spicy, woody, floral and leather, so the character is unusually clear.

The rose is the centre, but it is a rose with a dark setting. Pepper gives it a dry, peppery heat, leather a smooth, slightly smoky depth, and woody notes a firm frame underneath. Gin is the unexpected touch: a cool, juniper-like botanical edge that lifts the whole thing and keeps the rose from turning sweet or old-fashioned. The result is a floral masculine that reads as dry and gentlemanly rather than romantic.

Most wearers report moderate longevity, though almost a third find it weak, and sillage is moderate to intimate, so it is not a scent that fills a room. It is voted mainly for spring and autumn and slightly more for daytime, which suits a dressed-up day or an early evening in mild weather.

Much Ado About The Duke — for men fragrance by Penhaligon's (released 2016). Notes: Gin, Leather, Pepper, Rose, Woody Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database