Initially I get a very sweet smell, but after a few minutes what I can smell is a dry chilli chocolate. Very gourmand to me. It is a good smell with good performance, but I do prefer Herod if we were to compare it to another tobacco I've tried. To me though, it smells nothing like Herod at all, could easily have both. Worth mentioning it is 1/2 of the price of Herod and even further away from Tobacco Vanile. The box and bottle could be from a Zara fragrance though, really cheaply presented compared to others at the price.

Type of wearer: Mature, smart casual dressed male.

Situation: Walking in the snow before returning to log cabin to sit in front of the fire with a brandy as it calms down.

Edit: having tried TF Tobacco Vanille, I've got to say this is very close. Maybe slightly softer on the spices. If I wanted TFTV I'd probably get this instead.