Opus 1870

Name: Opus 1870 Eau de Toilette (EDT)
Brand: Penhaligon's

Penhaligon's · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2005

≈ $195 · 100ml · approx. retail

A warm, peppery woody-spicy scent named for the year of the house's founding, layering bright spices over incense, cedar and soft leather. Refined and enveloping.

Woody Amber Incense

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Black Pepper Yuzu Coriander Juniper Cardamom Bergamot

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Incense Rose Cinnamon Iris / Orris

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Cedar Sandalwood Musk Leather Amber Vanilla

Best for

FallWinterEveningOffice

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