Tonka Impériale

Guerlain L'Art et la Matière · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 2010

≈ $340 · 125ml · approx. retail

A honeyed, almond-and-tobacco gourmand centered on rich tonka bean, laced with aromatic rosemary and smoky incense. Warm, nutty and slightly boozy, it feels like caramelized pastry over dry cedar and pine.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningSpecial Occasion

Perfumer

Thierry Wasser

Swiss · 33 in collection

Thierry Wasser is the Swiss-born in-house perfumer and Director of Perfume Creation at Guerlain, appointed in 2008 as the first non-family member to hold the role. He both creates new Guerlains and stewards the house's heritage classics.

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