Launched in 1985, Green Irish Tweed Millésime is, to my nose, one of the best men's fragrances ever created, due in large part to the quality of the ingredients. For example, I own Green Irish Tweed Millésime, and the “Millésime” designation means that the best crops from a particular year’s harvest were used to create that particular bottle of CREED fragrance.

Green Irish Tweed Millésime opens with fresh, vibrant verbena, clean and lemony, its floral nuances heightened by a note of powdery, slightly sweet iris. It smells green and deliciously refreshing. As it blooms, the violet leaf deepens and strengthens the greenness, making it lush and grassy, while a gentle earthiness from the iris is carried over from the top notes so that the heart is beautifully aromatic and subtly sexy. But for me, Green Irish Tweed is all about the base of Mysore sandalwood enhanced with sweet, animalic ambergris. The sandalwood is green at the start, then grows rich, woody and just a little dry. This is the real deal and there is enough of it in here, so you get the whole experience.

The dry down is sophisticated, distinctive, and masculine. One of the things I like most about Green Irish Tweed is its versatility—it would suit a man at any age or stage of his life, whether he’s walking in a country garden, at the opera, or at a hockey game. 

Notes: Verbena, Florentine iris, violet leaves, Mysore sandalwood and ambergris.