Montabaco (Intensivo)

Montabaco captures the essence of Latin America: leather, suede, wood and tobacco leaf repeat, over and over again, to construct a portrait of a passionate temperament, unabashed sensuality, cultural diversity and intellectual imagination. Initially we experience air, pure, a little thin and inclusive of a breathtaking view…perhaps we are looking out from the path to Machu Picchu; the bittersweet floral edge of orange absolute blended with cool juniper suggests tiny, high altitude flowers. Cardamom creates a chill even as it warms, the cold mountain air against our exercise-warmed skin. Suddenly a waft of magnolia, that rich floral presence, plunges us straight back to sea level: magnolia, jasmine and rose bloom in the enclosed plaza of a fine house in Buenos Aires, a refined space which nonetheless implores and entrances our senses. Last but not least, the base of this scent relocates us once again: imagine a Sonoran ranch, where guachos smoke hand rolled cigarettes, standing amidst t