Vanillawood

By the editors · 2 min readRum dominates the opening, its molasses sweetness carrying a boozy kick sharpened by cinnamon heat and honey’s thick glaze. Cedar enters quickly, introducing dry wood that slices through the sugar, preventing the top from collapsing into syrup while adding a faint pencil-shaving rasp. Benzoin and vanilla bloom together in the base, melting the cedar into a creamy, resinous custard that stays surprisingly sheer rather than dessert-heavy, with musk providing clean skin anchorage. Projection hovers at arm’s length for six hours before pulling inward, leaving a soft cedar-vanilla haze that smells like an empty tumbler left near fresh-cut lumber. Cool evenings and smart-casual settings suit its boozy glow best, though the restrained sweetness keeps it office-safe in small doses.