One of those fragrances I tried when it first came out and wasn't that impressed by despite being a huge sandalwood fan. I've revisited it and sacred wood is a minimal composition but a 'composition' non the less. You could be forgiven for thinking it's a linear effort... because it is. However, Sandalwood does posses it's own complexity and when done right can be just fine without anything else. Sacred wood does have both the creamy, milky sawdust, wood and the spicy edge but only subtle, this definitely more of a subdued affair. There's a general woodiness too nodding to hints of cypress and cedar, probably hence the Tam Dao and Wonderwood comparisons. There's vague top notes of something more refreshing but they are short lived. So what do we have then? A very nice delicate woody fragrance which is never going to set the world a light. This being said I don't doubt the quality of the sandalwood oil used here is probably very good. I noticed that the opening is more captivating than some, then dies down very quickly offering a shy skin scent, which I don't mind so much but that's not the way you wow me Killian. The point is...I can think of many other sandalwoods I'd rather have than this expensive offering. Smells really nice though so it's worth checking out.