Sarah Baker Perfumes

Tartan Cask

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Tartan Cask, signed Sarah Baker Perfumes, is a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on whisky, bread, hops and heather, reveals cedar, tobacco and leather at its heart and rests on a base of wood smoke, moss, woody notes and labdanum.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

  1. Opening First minutes

    Whisky · Bread · Hops · Heather

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Cedar · Tobacco · Leather

  3. Base Several hours

    Wood smoke · Moss · Woody notes · Labdanum

What its composition says

  • 11 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
  • 4 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 4 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Bread: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Tartan Cask is the only one to use this material.
  • Woody, leather and amber: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 5 of 11.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
  • Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.

Who is it for?

For those who prefer the quiet presence of a woody fragrance to a show.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Tartan Cask by Sarah Baker Perfumes seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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