Kilian - Angels' Share on the rocks

A citrus-forward riff on the beloved Angels' Share, this version opens on a bed of ice, sharp grapefruit, and effervescent aldehydes before the cognac and cinnamon at its core pull the warmth back in. The contrast is the point: cold brightness dissolving into oak-barrel sweetness, caramel, and a long, resinous drydown of tonka, myrrh, and sandalwood.

The Nose

Composed by Benoît Lapouza for Kilian, also behind Angels' Share and Angels' Share Paradis.

Fragrance Character

The opening is bracing, almost metallic, with grapefruit and bitter orange cutting through a fizz of aldehydes and an almost tactile chill. As the ice note recedes, cinnamon and caramel soften the cognac accord into something rounder and warmer, sitting closer to skin. The base settles into a dense, woody sweetness, tonka and myrrh anchoring the cashmere wood and oak in a drydown that barely lifts above the wrist.

Best Worn

Best suited to autumn evenings and winter nights, wherever amber light and a glass of something aged seem appropriate. It carries the mood of a quiet bar after hours, dressed up or simply well-dressed.

Why the Angels' Share on the rocks Decant

The sweetness of caramel against the cold citrus-aldehyde opening is a polarising combination that asks to be worn before committing to a full bottle.

Official Notes

Grapefruit · Italian Lemon · Bergamot · Mandarin · Bitter Orange · Ice · Aldehydes · Cognac · Cinnamon · Caramel · Tonka Bean · Oak · Sandalwood · Cashmere Wood · Myrrh

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