Provenance: Abdes Salaam Attars

Country of origin: Italy

Launched: 2013

Description from the website: This first fragrance, named for Milan, is centered on the omnipresent and most characteristic smell of the city, the aroma of coffee. It pervades the streets and workplaces; it is part of every event and encounter, professional or leisurely; and is present on every social occasion.

I have blended coffee with chocolate because that is the Milanese way: the residents of that marvelous city add Cacao powder to cappuccinos and place a single square piece of chocolate next to your cup of coffee.

The combination of coffee and chocolate is your introduction to the city of Milan, but it is merely the start.  The original blast of coffee-chocolate melts quickly into woody-spicy notes.

Notes: Coffee, chocolate, iris, woody notes, spicy notes, opoponax, tonka bean, amber.