Opus XIV Royal Tobacco

Signed by Cécile Zarokian, Opus XIV Royal Tobacco joined Amouage’s Library Collection in 2022. This journey along the Tropic of Cancer, from Oman to Cuba, unites royal olibanum and tobacco absolute, lifted by elemi, cardamom, anise and licorice, over a base of balsams, birch, vanilla and Assam oud.

Brand: Amouage
Launch year: 2022
Perfumer: Cécile Zarokian
Gender: Unisex
Olfactory family: Oriental
Secondary families: Woody Spicy
Concentration: Eau de Parfum

Published November 10, 2026

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Opus XIV Royal Tobacco joined Amouage’s Library Collection in 2022, the series having been reshaped earlier that year according to Now Smell This. Cécile Zarokian, an Isipca graduate, interprets this unisex fragrance; the house presents her as the youngest independent female perfumer of her time, at 27.

From Oman to Cuba

The house describes a journey along the Tropic of Cancer, from Oman to Cuba, linking royal olibanum to tobacco. The fragrance evokes the Cuban tradition of El Lector, the reader who read novels, from Victor Hugo to Herman Melville, to the cigar rollers.

An award from the Fragrance Foundation

Amouage cites several awards, including Indie Fragrance of the Year from the American Fragrance Foundation and the EXIPA Excellence Award in Mexico in 2022. The eau de parfum contains 25 percent perfume oils and ages for six weeks, in a 100 ml bottle.