Intense Cafe

Intense Cafe was released by Montale in 2013, in eau de parfum concentration. Pierre Montale is the perfumer. The composition is built around coffee, placed in the heart tier alongside a rose, and rests on a base of vanilla and musks. Intense Cafe is offered in four sizes: 5 ml, 10 ml, 50 ml and 100 ml.

Floral opening

Floral notes open Intense Cafe. They evoke the flower in its softer aspect, an impression of sweetness and femininity that gives the opening of the composition a tender floral character, before the denser materials of the following tier take over.

Rose and coffee

The heart tier brings together rose and coffee. The rose appears warm, with honey and wax facets that lend it an almost honeyed density. The coffee brings roundness, a liqueur-like tonality and a chocolaty accent, steering the accord toward the gourmand register.

Vanilla and musky base

Vanilla, sweet, spicy and warm, forms the base alongside a musk with woody, animalic and warm nuances. White musks add a coppery brightness, an animalic note and a carnal character, extending the sweetness of the vanilla with a more intimate texture.

Gourmand register

The gourmand family brings together accords evoking edible flavors, desserts or drinks. In Intense Cafe, it rests on coffee, with its liqueur-like roundness and chocolate accent, as well as on sweet vanilla, while the honeyed rose reinforces this impression of sweetness.

What the label declares

The label declares citronellol, geraniol and geranyl acetate, common constituents of rose essence, as well as rose ketones, molecules with a fruity rose odor. Vanillin, the main odorous component of the vanilla pod, joins the base note, and citral brings a lemony facet.