Ace of Spades

Green basil and sharp elemi open Ace of Spades with a bracing herbal snap, brightened by tart rhubarb and lemon zest that feels almost citric-botanical. As it settles, dark cassis and rose emerge beneath frankincense's smoky resin, laced with a whiskey warmth that reads as leather-edged and aged. The base grounds into dry cedar—Atlas and Texas layered together—with guaiac wood's creamy bitterness, musk's skin-close softness, and birch tar lending a subtle tar-and-smoke char that lingers close and contemplative.