Review of Intense Cafe by aad de gids

this was one of the best perfumes I ever had in my 'Collection'. you only name it a 'Collection' afterwards when you have passed an almost obscene amount of perfumes (350 Bottles and 350 Bottles given away to Female Colleagues). inmidst this rageing behavior, you are just enjoying the best perfumes. I bought this perfume in the year of its Launch 2013. it was a Montale perfume without Oud, but which immediately settled itself in my smelling memory as an unbelievable Opulent, Comforting, Rose-Forward perfume which proved to be an Instant Classic. now I have NEVER smelled Coffee in whichever perfume. not in Black Opium Le Parfum (2022), not in Black Opium Illicit green (2022) and never in Intense Café. so whereas the Coffee Note was absent for me as also the Oud really factually is absent here (to which I am so familar in several Montale perfumes) the Rose in here is at such Level it is like a dream fully on its own. I remember still working as a Nurse then and when we brought Elder People to their Home I sat in that bus with my nose to my Pulse and it was as if I was transported to another dimension. what I predominantly smelled were the Roses and the Vanilla. I guess the Floral Notes, the Musk (of which I am still not sure, after 50 years ! , I can smell it) and the Amber must have been thoroughly suffused mingled together in a Dreamy, Utopian, All-Encompassing world of Inner Peace. I do smell and enjoy the scent of Strong Coffee 100% Arabian or a Doppio Espresso. but in perfumes the note vanishes. I think the White Musk does her trick to 'solidify' a perfume, fill it more out and I guess I can detect it's Effect. however never to smell the actual Aroma (Synthetic) Material. I can smell Ambergris, Civet, Castoreum etc. but whatever the case, this perfume remains an absolutely Stunning, Classic and truly Bewitching Perfume.