The fresh opening of Apple Brandy on the Rocks unfolds into the perfume’s core personality. A distinctive apple brandy accord, in which a crisp fruity blend harmonizes with brandy—recreated using notes of rum for the liquor aspect, moss and vanilla. Upon a core structure of cedarwood and ambroxan, the scent carries sophistication into the night. It captures the constant reincarnation and incontestable elegance of the ‘Big Apple’—most especially that of its legendary nightlife.

Any cognac scent (brandy, of course, being the term to designate “cognac”. When the product is produced outside of France) needs to be perfect in order to satisfy Kilian Hennessy. And it’s absolutely perfect here, a big blend of smoked cedar, oak and vanilla to give a perfect dose of sweet, warm booziness. A fruity, spicy apple liqueur accord blends, rather than contrasting, with the cognac, to give a cohesive, smooth character. You don’t have to be in the city that never sleeps to stay up all night with this gem.