XerJoff
XerJoff
193 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Lemon and mandarin orange assault the senses with almost aggressive brightness, cutting through with the snap of fresh citrus peel. Beneath this citric flutter, a dense herbal-spice note emerges—something black pepper and cardamom-adjacent that immediately anchors the composition.
The coffee absolute creeps forward with undeniable presence, creating an unusual dialogue between bitter robusta and the sweet-tart orange notes overhead. Rose absolute threads through this middle passage, adding a subtle powder-dust quality that prevents the oud from dominating, whilst frankincense resin deepens the aromatic profile into something almost gourmand.
The base reveals itself as a clever marriage of green notes and labdanum—that tobacco-like sweetness providing unexpected warmth against the woody oud skeleton. What remains is amber-tinged and slightly resinous, the coffee becoming ghostly, the citrus entirely transparent, leaving a dry, ambery-woody finish with hidden spice undertones.
Golden Moka is a fragrance that refuses to choose between its appetites. The opening salvo of Italian citrus—lemon and blood orange cutting through with almost aggressive brightness—immediately signals this isn't a traditional oud composition. Instead, Xerjoff has engineered a collision between the bitter-sweet demands of coffee absolute and the resinous depth of Cambodian oud, with rose absolute acting as an unlikely mediator between these warring factions.
What emerges is something deliberately contradictory: a fragrance that smells simultaneously of a Sicilian breakfast table (candied citrus peel, espresso) and an incense-thick temple interior. The spice accord (running at maximum intensity) introduces a peppery heat that prevents the sweetness from becoming cloying—this is amber with attitude, frankincense that's been filtered through bitter robusta beans rather than myrrh smoke alone.
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