Kilian Black Phantom Memento Mori Eau de Parfum Travel Spray Set

What it is: Inspired by the motto of the pirates, Memento Mori, this fragrance is an Irish coffee with a twist.

Fragrance story: Kilian replaced the traditional whiskey with the liquor of the pirates—rum. The fragrance opens with rum from Martinique and a cyanide accord. The heart is composed of a woody accord vetiver from Java, patchouli from Indonesia and sandalwood balanced with the dark coffee absolute from Ethiopia. In the dry down, a sugar cane accord adds a gourmand facet to the fragrance.

“I want to put perfumery back on its pedestal by going back to the truth about perfume, back to the way perfume was made in the late 19th and the early 20th century, but adding a contemporary twist at the same time.” —Kilian Hennessy

Notes: black truffle, bergamot, black orchid, black plum, noir gourmand accord, patchouli.