Mukhallat
# Mukhallat by Montale (2008)
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 17 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Rose90
- Oud85
- Amber80
- Honey
The note pyramid
- Strawberry
- Musk
By the editors · 2 min read# Mukhallat by Montale (2008)
A dense, burnished interpretation of the Middle Eastern mukhallat tradition—layered attars pressed into modern perfumery. The opening is immediate and honeyed, thick with rose absolute and saffron warmth that clings without apology. Montale's signature oud appears almost immediately, heavy and medicinal, anchored by amber resins that give everything a molten, sunlit quality.
As it settles, the rose persists but becomes less candied, sharing space with patchouli and what reads as incense smoke. The texture throughout is rich and uncomplicated, designed for projection rather than nuance. This is unapologetically sweet and tenacious—ideal for those who treat fragrance as presence rather than suggestion, and who appreciate oud's more approachable, syrupy facets over its austere edges.
Scent twins
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