Black Phantom Memento Mori Anniversary Edition

Black Phantom Memento Mori Anniversary Edition arrived in 2017 as a darker, more ceremonial reading of Kilian's original gourmand, composed by Sido. There are no listed top notes; the scent opens straight into a heart of dark chocolate, coffee, almond and heliotrope, which reads as bitter cocoa dusted over roasted beans and soft powdery sweetness rather than anything bright or citrusy. Collectors should expect an immediate, dense plunge rather than a gradual reveal.

The base is where this edition settles: caramel, sugar cane, sandalwood, vanilla, tonka and vetiver. The sugar and caramel push the sweetness to the front, while vetiver and sandalwood keep it from collapsing into pure dessert. Given the accord profile — sweet at full strength, warm spicy close behind, with caramel, chocolate, coffee and rum all prominent — this suits collectors who want an unapologetically rich oriental vanilla for evening wear and cool weather. Those who prefer airy or citrus-led openings should sample first; the anniversary presentation makes it a display piece as much as a wearer.

Black Phantom Memento Mori 週年紀念版由 Sido 調配，2017 年推出，屬東方香草調。香調表冇列出前調，一開場就直入黑朱古力、咖啡、杏仁同天芥菜嘅核心，苦可可同烘焙咖啡豆氣息之上，壓住一層柔和粉感甜味，唔會有柑橘或清爽開場。基調由焦糖、甘蔗、檀香、雲呢拿、零陵香豆同岩蘭草組成，糖同焦糖將甜度推到最前，岩蘭草同檀香就負責收住，唔會淪為單純甜品。整體甜度滿分，暖辛同焦糖、朱古力、咖啡、冧酒氣息都好突出，適合鍾意濃郁東方香草、用嚟夜晚或秋冬場合嘅收藏者；偏好輕盈柑橘開場嘅人建議先試香。週年紀念版本身亦具陳列價值。