Smoked Oud & Vanilla

Smoked Oud & Vanilla from Maison Alhambra, released in 2025 and worn by anyone, is described by wearers as spicy and gourmand above all, with an amber side that most notice and woody, musky and citrus touches picked out by about a third. The listed notes are more about spice, coffee and sweetness than about oud as such.

The notes come without a pyramid, but the shape is clear. Clove and pink pepper give it a warm, slightly medicinal spice, and coffee adds a dark, roasted bitterness. The sweetness comes from vanilla, sugar and Peru balsam, the last a resin with a cinnamon-vanilla character, with heliotrope adding a powdery, almondy softness. Orange and rose provide small bright and floral touches, and patchouli and amber give the drydown an earthy, warm foundation.

Judged by its notes, it is a dense, sweet, spicy scent best suited to cold weather and evenings, and to wearers who enjoy coffee and clove alongside their vanilla rather than a clean, light gourmand.

Smoked Oud & Vanilla — unisex fragrance by Maison Alhambra (released 2025). Notes: Amber, Clove, Cloves, Coffee, Heliotrope, Orange, Patchouli, Peru Balsam, Pink Pepper, Rose, Sugar, Vanilla. — Parfica open fragrance database