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Kilian Old Fashioned

Kilian

Old Fashioned

Last updated October 16, 2026

2024Unisex (leans male)Longevity · Long LastingSillage · Moderate$225 retail★ 4.0 community rating
Buy on FragranceNet $350 →

A sophisticated bourbon-soaked leather elixir where whiskey warmth meets earthy tobacco and creamy tonka for an intoxicating, whispered sophistication

Top Notes

WheatDavanaBergamot

Heart Notes

ImmortelleCedarWhiskeyOrange BlossomTuberose

Base Notes

Tolu BalsamStyrax

Accords

amber· Dominantwarm spicy· Dominantsweet· Dominantherbal· Prominentpowdery· Prominentbalsamic· Moderatewoody· Moderatearomatic· Moderatenutty· Moderategreen· Moderate

Best Clone

The best clone of Kilian Old Fashioned is Whiskey Intense by Fragrance World, with a 78% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $225 original.

Best Seasons

Spring36%
Summer14%
Fall / Autumn100%
Winter99%

Best Occasions

Professional100%
Night Out92%
Casual27%

Community Insights

★ 4.0 from 1.8K ratings

What people who wear Kilian Old Fashioned report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community. Created by Sidonie Lancesseur.

Main accords

amber
warm spicy
sweet
woody
herbal
powdery
balsamic
whiskey

Longevity

Very weak3%
Weak9%
Moderate43%
Long lasting39%
Eternal6%

Sillage

Intimate12%
Moderate61%
Strong24%
Enormous2%

Who wears it

Female2%
More female3%
Unisex46%
More male30%
Male19%

Listed as Unisex (leans male)

Day or night

Day
Night

Value for money

Way overpriced31%
Overpriced41%
Ok21%
Good value4%
Great value3%

People say it reminds them of

By Kilian Apple Brandy on the Rocks 201By Kilian Single Malt 127French Avenue Royal Blend Vintage 112Nasomatto Baraonda 63By Kilian Apple Brandy 52Tom Ford Tobacco Oud 43

What people like

  • Photorealistic whisky and grain opening
  • character
  • High-quality resinous and balsamic dry down
  • Perfect for cold weather and nights

What people dislike

  • Initial spray can smell overly alcoholic
  • Too boozy for professional office environments
  • Reminiscent of raisins or fig newtons
  • Performance is inconsistent often lacks projection

What wearers say

“Old Fashioned was my introduction to boozy perfumes. I smelled it on my sister and immediately fell in love.It smells like whiskey on the rocks; boozy, but with an elegant lightness that keeps it from becoming warm, sticky or syrupy in the drydown like many boozy fragrances do.It's definitely a nighttime scent and, for me, made for winter. And if you want to make it smell extra wintery, layer it with Frédéric Malle's Noir Epices. Together, they smell like mulled wine: boozy, dark and beautifully spiced.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“It's very long lasting! After taking a shower, I still smell it! The sillage is moderate about 20-30 cm.It has liquor, herbal and sweet fragrance mostly. A little bit woody. I don't see any tobacco in it.Longevity is at least 7-8 hoursIt's good for night and cool weather like fall and winter and early spring.”
A member of a leading fragrance community
“This smells like expensive aged whiskey and malt, it also has some muted vanilla bean? very dry and serious, smells like a rich and handsome man in his 50s. I like this a lot.Well...in the drydown it gets sweeter. Maybe I can wear this in winter...not only for men, we females can enjoy this too. Very good!!”
A member of a leading fragrance community

3 Clones Found

Best Match
Fragrance World Whiskey Intense

Fragrance World

Whiskey Intense

78%accuracy

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Price

-

Longevity

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Sillage

Fragrance World's version is noticeably less refined in the heart, with a more straightforward tobacco presentation and reduced leather complexity. Longevity is slightly shorter (5-6 hours vs 8+ hours), and the sillage is more restrained, making it a decent budget alternative but not a true dupe.

Amazon
French Avenue Royal Blend Vintage

French Avenue

Royal Blend Vintage

78%accuracy

$41

FragranceNet

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Longevity

-

Sillage

The clone matches the overall scent family closely but with slightly less longevity (4-5 hours vs 6+ hours on original) and reduced sillage. The opening is nearly identical, but the original's mid-stage develops greater leather and smoke complexity that the clone doesn't fully replicate.

AmazonFragranceNet $41
Dua The Finest Aged Whisky

Dua

The Finest Aged Whisky

78%accuracy

$60

Dua

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Longevity

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Sillage

The original has a more balanced sweet-spicy profile with prominent tonka bean richness, while the clone skews slightly more toward woody-leather dryness. Longevity and sillage are comparable, though the clone may project slightly less in the first hour.

Dua $60

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