So New York

So New York opens with mirabelle plum, a brief fruited note that gives way fast to coffee. That's the real center of this one, a genuine espresso-shop bitterness sitting against cacao and powdery notes in the base. It skews warm and roasted more than sweet, despite how high sweet and fruity both rank in the accord breakdown.

Why We Carry This
This is the fragrance for people who find vanilla-coffee gourmands too candied. So New York keeps the roast bitter and the plum brief, and that restraint is why it made the cut.