Âme Sombre Grade 1, from Sultan Pasha Attars was released in 2014. The perfumer behind this creation is Sultan Pasha. It has the top notes of Incense, Rose, and Saffron, middle notes of Amber, Honey, Incense, Jasmine, and Rose, and base notes of Amber, Beeswax, Benzoin, Cedarwood, Cumin, Hyraceum, Indian Oud, Juniper, Patchouli, Tobacco, and Vetiver.
This is back to what I consider more traditional attar business in the shape of a very acomplished fragrance with nice oud pungency right out of the gate, but it's immediately mellowed and clearly not supposed to dominate the composition. What does is the fizz of frankinsence, a syrupy amber and a beewax/honied, sweet rose and more than a twang of saffron. It's gorgeous let's face it, gets even nicer too as it dries down. I'm not taking nothing away from the composition but it's lots of opulent things, chiming in to give an experience that is satisfying but not highly original. Frankly who cares, all these materials are the finest in the world, coming together to make something special and Pasha's track record for making some of the most innovative and original oils out there, packing in tonnes of complexity, is well documented. This path is more trodden but he still does it with a huge dose of panache. I love it.