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.
Karl Topham, writing for ÇaFleurBon, praises a rich and very decadent experience which, like Opus XIII Silver Oud, plays on contrasts and complexity.
What critics say
Karl Topham, ÇaFleurBon, September 15, 2022
Karl Topham describes a slightly spiky, peppery opening, in which anise, elemi and cardamom blend into fenugreek and lavender, and a prunol accord that, in the heart, evokes dried fruits.
In the base, benzoin and labdanum “enhance the darker aspects to the fragrance.” He concludes: “It is a rich and very decadent experience,” and compares the fragrance to Opus XIII Silver Oud, signed by Cécile Zarokian in 2021, which “plays on contrasts and complexity.”
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