Rum

Maison Martin Margiela

The first spray delivers a bright citrus flicker—neroli and lemon—cut with the prickle of pink pepper, like stepping from a cold street into a warm, dimly lit room.

Jean Paul Gaultier

A wave of orange blossom and anise announces itself immediately, sweet and slightly medicinal, like candied fennel seeds scattered across white petals.

Dior

Sauvage Elixir opens with a jolt of heat—cinnamon and cardamom collide with grapefruit in a way that feels more molten than fresh.

Bentley

The opening strikes with a sharp, cold bergamot brightness that black pepper lifts into something almost metallic—polished chrome rather than warmth.

Bvlgari

Bvlgari Man in Black opens with the dark sweetness of rum laced through tobacco leaf—not cigarette smoke, but the plant itself, green-edged and resinous.

Tom Ford

The opening announces itself with a syrupy swirl of rum and honey glazed over bright bergamot, like amber resin pooled on a polished bar.

By Kilian

The opening hits with a boozy warmth—rum that feels less tropical cocktail and more aged cask, slightly medicinal and woody at the edges.

Carolina Herrera

The opening pulse of rum reads less like a spirit and more like a candied, boozy sweetness—sticky fruit edging toward maraschino territory.

Tom Ford

Bitter Peach opens with bruised stone fruit—overripe, nearly fermented—tempered by blood orange acidity and a cardamom rasp that keeps the sweetness from turning cloying.

Hugo Boss

The first spray delivers a jolt of frost—sharp peppermint and grapefruit cutting through the air with an almost medicinal clarity.

Dolce & Gabbana

Devotion opens with a haze of candied orange blossom, warmed immediately by a caramelized rum note that gives the white floral an unexpected richness.

Giorgio Armani

The opening announces itself with a boozy warmth—rum that's sweet and slightly caramelized, tempered by a flash of bergamot that keeps it from turning cloying.

Dior

Fahrenheit Le Parfum opens with the unmistakable smell of fine suede—not the harsh chemical approximation, but a supple, worn-in leather accord that feels closer to textile than hide.

Giorgio Armani

The opening is a sweet, polished apple—almost candied, but restrained enough to feel deliberate rather than gourmand.

Nasomatto

**Baraonda** opens with whiskey-soaked wood that feels more like a spill than a spritz—raw oak, amber resin, and something faintly medicinal colliding in a hot, boozy haze.

By Kilian

The opening is all rum-soaked warmth—a sticky, boozy sweetness that feels almost edible, like a dark cake left too long in the oven.

Guerlain

Spiritueuse Double Vanille opens with resinous smoke—frankincense and incense swirl around bergamot and pink pepper, creating an ecclesiastical warmth rather than the expected pastry sweetness.

Kayali Fragrances

The opening is a boozy, nutty collision—rum-soaked hazelnut with a flicker of cardamom warmth and bergamot brightness.

Parfums De Marly

Greenley opens with a bright citrus bite—mandarin and bergamot cut with an unexpected edge of rum that lends warmth without sweetness.

Givenchy

Ysatis opens with a blast of galbanum so green it feels almost medicinal, tempered by plush coconut and a heady dose of ylang-ylang.

Jean Paul Gaultier

A heady plume of rum-soaked sweetness announces Classique before it settles into something softer and more enveloping.

Lolita Lempicka

The opening of violet, anise, and basil creates an oddly aromatic sweetness—almost medicinal, with ivy lending a dark green coolness that feels more gothic than fresh.

Tom Ford

**Vanille Fatale** opens with a jolt of rum-soaked spice—saffron and myrrh create a resinous warmth that feels more like a dimly lit lounge than a dessert counter.

By Kilian

The opening is a crisp collision of bergamot and green cardamom over something sharply fruity and cold, like the first crack of ice in a tumbler.

Nishane

The opening is disarmingly sweet—coconut bent toward caramel by a splash of dark rum, more dessert than tropical.

Tom Ford

The plum opens with a dark, jammy sweetness that feels immediately richer than its eau de parfum predecessor, but the rum accord quickly tempers any sugary excess.

Guerlain

The opening is a bright jolt—lime and mint collide with bergamot in a way that feels more invigorating than sweet.

Oriflame

Love Potion opens with a jolt of boozy warmth—ginger and rum tangled together, sweet and slightly medicinal, like a spiced cocktail left steeping overnight.

Xerjoff

The opening arrives boozy and bright—rum doused with bergamot, sweet but not cloying, like cocktail hour before the house lights dim.

John Varvatos

Dark Rebel opens with rum — a warm, slightly sweet, almost boozy note that doesn't read as literal alcohol so much as the atmosphere of a room where it's been poured.

Amouage

Myths Man opens with a double iris — orris root and iris flower together — giving an initial impression that is powdery without being soft, cold in the way of medieval stonework.

Carner Barcelona

Rum arrives first, warm and sweet without being heady — a rum accord that suggests cask wood rather than cocktail glass.

Dior

Vanilla Diorama opens with pink pepper and citrus — the pepper adding a slightly sharp, slightly sweet facet to orange and lemon, making the opening more complex than a straightforward fresh-citrus start.

Guerlain

Guerlain Homme Intense takes the clean mint-vetiver framework of its predecessor and digs substantially deeper.

Lacoste Fragrances

The opening bursts with juicy apple and plum, a bright, slightly sweet greeting that recalls the tennis-court freshness Lacoste is known for.

Dior

Tobacolor arrives from Dior's private collection with a clear, narrow brief: the warm amber-tobacco register filtered through stone fruit.

Mona Di Orio

Mona Di Orio's Vanille is not a gourmand — it's what vanilla is before it gets sweet.

Guerlain

Peppermint, rum, and lime arrive together in a combination that shouldn't work but does — cool mint and hot rum alongside the sharp citrus of lime, suggesting a mojito before it goes anywhere else.

L'Erbolario

Dolcelisir opens with a warmth you can almost drink — rum and caramel alongside orange and bergamot, a sweet spiced citrus that smells like aperitivo on a winter evening.

Maison Francis Kurkdjian

A blast of mint and lime jolts the senses awake, cool and sharp as a wet stone.

Serge Lutens

A composition built around tobacco, leather, and rum — though listed as base notes, they read together from the start.

Byredo

Eleventh Hour opens with bergamot — bright and brief, a moment of daylight before the atmosphere shifts.

Jean Paul Gaultier

The original Classique's voluptuous curve gets sharpened here with a darker, more insistent edge.

Byredo

Accord Oud opens with an unusual fruit-and-spice combination—blackberry syrup spiked with saffron and a dark rum note that feels more molasses than booze.

L'Artisan Parfumeur

The opening is a plush wave of vanilla sharpened by clove—warm and almost narcotic, with none of the timid sweetness that defines lesser vanilla scents.

Amouage

The opening is immediate and unapologetic: dark rum, not sweetened or spiced, but the raw, molasses-thick spirit itself.

Frédéric Malle

The opening is pure Caribbean rum—sticky, molasses-dark, and almost edible—before ecclesiastical incense threads through and reorients the whole composition toward something more serious.

Tom Ford

The original Tom Ford for Men turned louche and unapologetic.

Sarah Jessica Parker

The opening is unexpectedly honest—strawberry that reads more like fruit preserves than candy, softened by the apricot-like sweetness of osmanthus.

Tom Ford

Velvet Orchid Lumière opens with a burst of bergamot brightness cutting through honeyed rum—less boozy than ambered and warm, like sunlight through a cocktail glass.

Akro

The opening is warm rum, barely diluted—sweet but not saccharine, carrying that molasses-dark depth that sits between the bakery and the bar.

By Kilian

Dark Lord opens with a flash of bright bergamot that quickly surrenders to a bold, boozy rum accord—sticky, slightly sweet, and unmistakably intoxicating.

Tiziana Terenzi

The opening is immediate and tactile: rum-soaked leather warmed by a dusty sprinkle of nutmeg.

Kayali Fragrances

The opening announces itself with rum-steeped jasmine—boozy and slightly narcotic, sweetened enough to feel indulgent but not cloying.

Joop!

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Bentley

Bentley For Men opens with a brisk snap of black pepper and bergamot that quickly gives way to something warmer and more indulgent.

Estée Lauder

Modern Muse Nuit opens with a flash of mandarin quickly overtaken by rum-soaked tonka bean, creating an immediate warmth that feels both polished and indulgent.

Vince Camuto

The opening pairs boozy rum with the apricot-tinged sweetness of osmanthus, creating an unexpectedly fruity warmth rather than anything overtly gourmand.

V Canto

Mirabile opens with a rush of sweet resin and vanilla—thick, almost syrupy opoponax tempered by creamy bourbon tones.

Lalique

L'Insoumis opens with a jarring collision of herbal basil and dark rum, sweetened faintly by bergamot.

Calvin Klein

The opening is a soft jolt of cardamom and rum—not boozy so much as spiced and vaguely sweet, like burnt sugar cut with citrus peel.

Comptoir Sud Pacifique

Comptoir Sud Pacifique's Vanille Banane opens with a sharp citrus accent that quickly gives way to its true nature: overripe banana, sweet and fleshy, wrapped in vanilla syrup.

Etat Libre D'Orange

Dangerous Complicity opens with ginger's live-wire brightness, sharp enough to make you blink, softened only slightly by a whisper of rum sweetness.

Ellis Brooklyn

Ellis Brooklyn's *Bee* opens with a warm rush of rum-soaked sweetness, the kind of scent that feels both boozy and comforting.

Atelier Cologne

A darkened leather jacket steeped in rum-soaked plum and the dusty heat of saffron—Gold Leather announces itself with theatrical richness.

Clive Christian

The opening is a rush of ripe peach and pineapple, tempered by green ivy and a flash of bergamot that keeps the fruit from tipping into sweetness.

Roja Dove

Burlington 1819 opens with a sharp, almost medicinal mint that cuts through citrus brightness—lime and grapefruit provide acidity rather than sweetness.

Lubin

Idole opens with an unusual pairing: the dark caramel warmth of rum meeting saffron's metallic, slightly medicinal edge.

Bath & Body Works

The opening rush is pure fruited candy—sugared pomegranate and peach syrup, bright and unapologetic.

Olfactive Studio

A sharp crack of pepper and galbanum announces itself immediately—green-bitter, almost medicinal.

Bond No. 9

The opening is bright and fleeting—bergamot's citrus lift barely registers before lily of the valley fades into the background, making way for the fragrance's real agenda.

Kayali Fragrances

The opening is a sticky-sweet collision: pear syrup doused in rum, with ylang-ylang lending a faintly tropical plasticity and vanilla already announcing itself before the drydown even begins.

Bvlgari

**Bvlgari Man Black Orient** opens with a jolt of dark rum splashed over freshly cracked cardamom, an intentionally boozy introduction that smells more like a gentleman's smoking jacket than a standard oriental fragrance.

Halloween

Halloween Man Shot opens with an aggressive snap of black pepper and cardamom, undercut by a tart lemon brightness that feels almost medicinal in its sharpness.

Lubin

Idole opens with a jolt of dark rum—raw, slightly medicinal, and tinged with the metallic warmth of saffron.

Lancôme

The opening is a bright collision: tart raspberry meets the warm bite of ginger, both spiraling around a plush damask rose that refuses to sit quietly.

By Kilian

The opening is bright and medicinal—lemon peel sharpened by green cardamom, both cutting through what lies beneath.

Frapin

The opening is unmistakably boozy—dark rum sweetened with a prickle of pink pepper, like standing near oak barrels in a cellar where cognac has aged for generations.

Hermès

**Ambre Narguilé** opens with the warmth of a hookah lounge rendered in perfume—honeyed tobacco smoke softened by rum and cinnamon, all wrapped in creamy vanilla.

Argos

Triumph of Bacchus opens with a heady rush of boozy rum laced with saffron's leathery warmth, immediately evoking the hedonistic abandon of its namesake.

Ralph Lauren

Pure Turquoise opens with a crisp violet leaf accord that feels almost metallic in its sharpness, softened just enough by lily of the valley's clean sweetness.

Etat Libre D'Orange

Frustration opens with a blast of hot spices—cinnamon and cumin—tempered by the boozy sweetness of rum.

M. Micallef

The opening is soft and almost bready, a warm vanilla that never turns saccharine.

Olfactive Studio

The opening arrives with immediate force—a collision of sharp citrus and cooling mint that feels almost medicinal in its clarity, cut through with the tingling heat of ginger.

The Merchant Of Venice

The opening is a strange, seductive contrast: the smoke of incense colliding with the molten sweetness of rum, neither quite overtaking the other.

Zoologist Perfumes

Rhinoceros opens with a surprising jolt of boozy rum tempered by crisp lavender and sage—an immediate contrast between refinement and raw energy.

Kenzo

Jeu d'Amour L'Elixir opens with a bruised sweetness—blackberry pulp stained with citrus—that quickly gives way to a narcotic floral heart.

Haute Fragrance Company

The rum opens with surprising restraint, more caramelized sugar than spirit burn, setting a warm amber glow rather than the boozy punch you might expect.

Roja Dove

Apex opens with a sharp citrus blast—bergamot and lemon cutting through the air—before pineapple emerges, sweet and almost metallic, threading through jasmine's indolic heft.

Guerlain

A jolt of iced mint and lime announces itself immediately, sharpened by rum's boozy sweetness and grapefruit's bitter edge.

Bvlgari

A dark suit of a fragrance, opening with boozy rum that reads more bittersweet than tropical—almost medicinal in its intensity, like aged spirits in a mahogany cabinet.

Penhaligon'S

A striking opening of cardamom and rum accord announces itself with confidence, pulling you into what feels like a warmly lit drawing room after dark.

Atkinsons

The opening is a boozy blur—rum-soaked jasmine with heliotrope's powdery almond undertone and a whisper of vanilla that feels more like barrel char than dessert.

Jean Paul Gaultier

The 2017 Collector edition of Classique opens with rum-soaked rose petals—a boozy, slightly medicinal sweetness that feels both baroque and oddly comforting.

Dior

The first spray delivers a jolt of candied ginger laced with dark rum—sweet heat that feels more confectionary than cocktail.

Jovoy Paris

The opening strikes with a sharp, green petitgrain that quickly gives way to something warmer and more disconcerting.

Etat Libre D'Orange

**Rayon Violet de Ses Yeux** opens with violet and rose tempered by ginger's bite and a boozy rum sweetness, the coconut barely present but rounding the edges.

Beaufort London

Ginger and rum open Coeur de Noir with immediate warmth — the former sharp and spiced, the latter sweet and slightly alcoholic.

Frapin

Speakeasy opens with a jolt of lime-spiked rum that feels more like a real cocktail than a sweet confection—sharp, boozy, almost astringent.

Perry Ellis

A dark, unapologetically sweet vanillic fragrance that leads with rum — not the crisp, citrus-brightened kind, but something closer to sticky molasses and brown sugar.

Tom Ford

Lys-Fume opens with a bright snap of pink pepper that quickly softens into something warmer and more conspiratorial.

Zara

The rum opening is less boozy splash and more caramelized warmth, thick and rounded rather than sharp.

Masque Milano

Montecristo opens with the dark sweetness of aged rum—not the bright, boozy splash of cocktail hour, but something deeper and more medicinal, like molasses turned to resin.

Clive Christian

Blonde Amber opens with a bracing warmth—ginger and pink pepper sharpened by citrus, rum lending sweetness without its usual boozy weight.

Penhaligon'S

Roaring Radcliff opens with a boozy jolt—rum and tarragon create an herbal-sweet haze lifted by bergamot's brightness.

Lalique

Fleur-Universelle opens with an immediate warmth—rum-soaked cardamom and pink pepper that feel closer to a spice cabinet than a flower garden.

Yohji Yamamoto

The opening of Yohji Homme feels like stepping into a minimalist studio—sage and cardamom cut through the air with herbal clarity, bergamot providing a brief citric flash before the composition settles into darker territory.

Atelier Materi

The rum accord here is dark and almost medicinal at first—something between cherry-stained oak and aged molasses, with a faint acetone sharpness that keeps it from tipping into dessert.

Penhaligon'S

Halfeti Cedar opens with the kind of richness that signals intent immediately: rum and saffron lead, with peach and cardamom tempering the booze into something more Mediterranean than dive-bar.

Playboy

Bergamot and rum open together with a citrusy brightness cut by a boozy, slightly sweet edge.

Lolita Lempicka

Lempicka Homme 2018 reaches back to the original 2000 Lolita Lempicka pour Homme — that anise and ivy signature — and quietly updates it for a different decade.

Jovoy Paris

Pavillon Rouge has the atmosphere of a room that has been lived in.

L'Artisan Parfumeur

One of L'Artisan's foundational fragrances, co-created by Jean-Claude Ellena and founder Jean-François Laporte, L'Eau du Navigateur imagines the cargo and atmosphere of a long sea voyage.

Fueguia 1833

Xocoatl takes its name from the Aztec word for chocolate — and Julian Bedel of Fueguia 1833 commits to the concept with genuine craft.

Azzaro

Wanted Girl By Night stakes its territory immediately — rum and Chantilly cream create a sugary-alcoholic opening that's opulent without equivocation.

Agent Provocateur

Pure Aphrodisiaque lives up to its name without apology — the opening is rum and pear together, a combination that reads as dark and fruity-boozy, the rum adding warmth before the white florals arrive.

Calvin Klein

Among the annual CK One Summer variants, the 2012 edition has a compositional move worth remembering: rum in the base.

Sarah Jessica Parker

SJP NYC opens with osmanthus — the Chinese apricot flower, simultaneously fruity, floral, and slightly leathery — a single note that stages everything that follows.

Lorenzo Pazzaglia

Van Py Rhum is an extrait de parfum built around a single obsessive question: what is vanilla in its fullest, most complex expression?

Kayali

Kayali's Yum Pistachio Gelato | 33 is exactly what it declares: a dessert fragrance with the architectural richness of a well-made gelato.