Aigle Imperial

Aigle Imperial, composed by Alberto Morillas for the Swiss house Chopard in 2019, is a woody fragrance according to everyone who rates it, with about half also calling it fresh and resinous. A quarter find it spicy, green or citrusy. It is an oud treated with light and water rather than darkness.

Bergamot and ginger give a clean, lightly spiced opening, and matcha tea adds a green, slightly bitter, powdery note that is unusual beside oud. Water notes keep the top cool and transparent. Laotian oud and agarwood form the core, resinous and woody but kept smooth, with guaiac wood adding a dry, faintly smoky sweetness. Frankincense brings a bright, lemony incense quality, and labdanum and patchouli deepen the base with resin and earth.

It is a shared fragrance, worn by anyone. The fresh tea-and-water top makes this an oud that can be worn in daytime and in milder weather, and it should suit people who find most oud fragrances too heavy.

Aigle Imperial — unisex fragrance by Chopard (released 2019). Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Bergamot, Ginger, Guaiac Wood, Labdanum, Laotian Oud, Matcha Tea, Olibanum, Olibanum (Frankincense), Patchouli, Water, Water Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database