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Havana Gold, Dries Van Noten
Soft Spicy · 2025

Havana Gold

by Dries Van Noten
Rating4.1 ★ 376 votes
GenderUnisex
Year2025
Soft SpicyTobaccoSweet
Best for fallNighttime wear
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In the same corner
Tea for Two L'Artisan Parfumeur
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81% match
Black Vines Kerosene
Black Vines Kerosene
80% match
Pavillon Rouge Jovoy Paris
Pavillon Rouge Jovoy Paris
80% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
9 notes
topfirst impression
LicoriceStar AniseMandarin
heartthe character
TobaccoCinnamonBenzoin
basethe foundation
LeatherTonkaCypriol

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8 · +2 more
Soft SpicyTobaccoSweetAnisLeatherWarm SpicyAmberCinnamon
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 10
Soft Spicy
Tobacco
Sweet
Anis
Leather
Warm Spicy
Amber
Cinnamon
Vanilla
Animalic

Community profile

community votes
Season
spring
9%
summer
6%
fall
43%
winter
42%
Time of day
day
40%
night
60%

What people say

What people love
idealcoldweatherwinterholidaysversatileunisexappealleaningslightlymasculineintense
What people criticise
highpricepointscentprofileheavycloyingdensitywarmweathersuffocatingclaustrophobic

Smells similar

by scent profile
81% match
Tea for Two L'Artisan Parfumeur
L'Artisan Parfumeur
warm spicycinnamon
80% match
Black Vines Kerosene
Kerosene
soft spicyanis
80% match
Pavillon Rouge Jovoy Paris
Jovoy Paris
woodywhiskey
80% match
Myrrhiad Pierre Guillaume Paris
Pierre Guillaume Paris
vanillasoft spicy

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

Mandarin Ora…LicoriceStar AniseBenzoinCinnamonTobaccoTonka BeanLeatherCypriol
topheartbase

Signature pair: Cinnamon and Tobacco

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In plain words

The main accords of Havana Gold are soft spicy and tobacco. It opens with Licorice and Star Anise, reveals Tobacco and Cinnamon at its heart, and dries down to Leather and Tonka. People reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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