24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract

24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract is a green, tea-led fragrance from the British house Atkinsons, composed by Christine Nagel and Violaine Collas and released in 2014. Everyone who describes it calls it green, and about half also find it spicy, woody, musky, floral and ambery, which suggests a scent with many facets held together by a cool, leafy centre. It is worn by anyone.

Black tea sets the tone: dry, slightly bitter and tannic, with a smoky edge. Juniper berries add a crisp, gin-like sharpness, and cardamom a warm, aromatic spice. A whisky note brings a smooth, slightly sweet, oaky warmth that sits comfortably with the tea. Rose adds a soft floral thread, more dry than sweet, and cedar a clean, dry wood. Ambergris and musk give the base a salty, skin-like warmth that lasts.

The overall character is composed and distinctly British in mood: tea, gin and whisky in a wood-panelled room. It suits people who like dry, elegant scents with a bit of smoke and spice rather than sweetness.

24 Old Bond Street Triple Extract — unisex fragrance by Atkinsons (released 2014). Notes: Ambergris, Bagas de Zimbro, Black Tea, Cardamom, Cedar, Juniper Berries, Musk, Rose, Tea, Whiskey. — Parfica open fragrance database