Pirates' Grand Reserve Atkinsons for women and men

I bought a decant of it, since I did not know if the Rum Note will be the one I am longing for in a fragrance. It's not. BUT, this fragrance is stunning. It somehow reminds me a lot of Ballistol Pet Care Oil in the beginning. But when it starts to dry down... Wow. It's Amber, it has some warmth/sultriness which remind me of a sauna infusion. Overall it has a feeling of a powdery, essential oil infusion made of pine, wood, amber and what not with a powdery compound. It's leaning on the masculine site, but it's soft and sultry, which makes it definitely wearable for me as well. Intoxicating, comforting, calming. Absolutely lovely. Unfortunately there is no Rum Note detectable for me here. I was hoping for that artificial sweet type of Rum which is used in some candies or at least a more boozy fragrance in general. But it's not there for me. Although this is missing, I'd definitely buy this. The sillage is amazing as well. I just sprayed the tiniest bit on my wrist and it feels like the scent is coming up from my wrist like steam from a diffuser. Ahhh, I'm in love with it.

I get boozy chocolate with a bit of vanilla, wood and spice in the background. It's very cleverly put together with realistic, quality notes, and performs reasonably well. I really like the scent but my only hesitation is that I'm not sure what occasion it suits. Maybe I'll buy a full bottle for home and social in cooler seasons?

Note sure how I missed reviewing this when I have almost depleted my travel decanter. It's fun rum with a dose of woods. A bit on the nose with the level of sweetness, but this thankfully dies down a bit and leaves a more mellow booziness. Definitely gives me a sense of going out, not going to an important meeting, but I suggest hanging at home for a bit and let that sweetness die down a touch. Can definitely make you guilty of putting too much on when you swear it wasn't that much (but it was). It's in the name, so like stopping by momentarily to wreck havoc on yourself and others port to port, keep it around for dive bar hopping, where your potential company clearly won't be keen enough to know you put on that slightly cheaper stuff. Hence, I'm almost out!

I feel lots of cashmeran, smoky woods and maybe some tobacco with a hint of leather and even oud wood. I won’t say it’s particularly sweet, it has a touch of sweetness, but we’re talking about veeery dark (almost animalic) vanilla in the base. I can’t smell any rum, cardamom or heliotrope to be honest…

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This is what you should be wearing while sitting at a bar at 2 am,drinking rum and smoking a cigar..

A less gourmand, more resinous and unisex gourmand Coquin. I don’t like gourmand Coquin because the chocolate note smells sythetic to me, plastic “doll head” is what I get but I love the dry down. I really like PHR -it’s powdery right from the opening, I get a hint of cacao, heliotrope with resins, broom (I recognize from dune) and patchouli. I wish there was either a bit more sweetness or a bit more of a rum note. This is only my first impression but it feels like something is missing from the top.

hi jaheim

The opening of this fragrance is definitely not for everyone. It doesn’t smell of rum, it smells more like a non-flavored cough syrup. Very medicinal for the first 2 hours. I own this fragrance, and love that quality. This medicine takes a backseat to the musky powder past the 2 hour mark. Definitely a more mature scent, even though I am a teen. People love catching whiffs of this fragrance.

You wanna know how millionairs smell.. this is it.

When I had this it cost £100 and I thought that was really expensive but now it cost double and I’ve run out and am seriously considering paying £200 for a bottle. Such a chocolatey, Baileys caramel rum scent. Warm and velvety. I personally think it smells a bit more feminine but I like it that much I wear it anyway and nobody else seems to think so. Strangers will stop you in the streets to ask what perfume you are wearing when you wear this. I wouldn’t wear it to work but I’d wear it on my wedding day. It’s such a beautiful smell and it lasts and carries. Not overwhelmingly or obnoxiously so but people will smell you from across the room. A very warm fun chocolatey sexy smell. Unisex. Beautiful. Probably a winter fragrance but it’s so difficult not to wear when it’s in your possession you won’t limit yourself to a season. I certainly couldn’t. I hope the price goes back to £100 instead of £200 though. I really can’t justify paying that amount for a 100ml bottle of anything. I probably will cave though unfortunately. This perfume is very very special.

I love the opening, and I found it is very close to the the opening of Guerlain - Fève Gourmande but significantly less sweet. Rummy dark chocolate tone works well with woody spicy mid notes and the helvetolide musky base. I love Ambrette 😊, this is so perfect for my taste. Moderate sillage with more than average longivity. Love it ❤️.

It's like rolling in the hay with a groom who just had a shot of rum. Definitely an adult, dirty, sexy and animalistic fragrance! outrageous persistence! I want it!

What an interesting name for a fragrance but quite fitting! Boozy, powdery, sweet, gourmand, warm, woody, floral, spicy, earthy, aromatic, it has it all!

Very rum heavy in the opening, but feels more feminine. After a couple of minutes I can detect the sweet and powdery notes listed: vanilla, cacao pod, heliotrope, jasmine and cashmeran. There is some other flower mentioned in the pyramid, broom, but I don’t know how that smells. Don’t think I have encountered it yet.

Transforms into a more masculine juice in the middle and the earthy notes like oak moss, patchouli, clary sage, cardamom and woods join in. Maybe oud, to me smells like it has oud in it. I can still detect the rum at this stage mixed in, but none of the more feminine ones. I don’t like Pirate’s Grand Reserve at this stage to be honest!

It’s a great fragrance, very well constructed, complex smelling and quite unique, with different stages unfolding over the wear, can’t say that I own anything similar to PGR in my collection, but it’s not something I’d love to wear frequently. It’s lacking that sparkle to make me feel that something…

The deep dry down gets better for me. At this stage, it’s a mix of rum, cacao, heliotrope, cardamom, vanilla, musk and cedar. Very powdery, cozy, sweet and woody, I love it now. This is what I was expecting seeing the notes listed. Perfect scent for fall wear.


Objectively speaking, it smells niche and it smells good. But it’s a challenging one. It has a phase when it is too masculine to my nose. I don’t know how I feel about this one in terms of getting a full bottle…

Seems to perform well, nothing spectacular, has beautiful packaging and bottle, looks like a luxurious product indeed.

Priced at around 160£ for a full sized bottle, I would say it’s a very reasonable price. Very underrated house Atkinsons, so very unlikely to find many people wearing this!

Rum really goes by quick in this, literally in seconds. A powdery, musky, vanilla-ey smell is what you get for the most part. Not too sweet, hint of chocolate for the first 10-15 minutes. Slightly animalic, especially when nose is closer to the skin. Poor projection but decent longevity. Smells old fashioned in a way. Not a safe blind buy at all.

I enjoy this one. Cold weather oriented. Creamy vanilla with a spicy rum undertone. There is something of a menthol type note I catch off the top, but it doesn't deter me much.

The cacao adds a nice richness. I would say this leans more masculine and a nice gourmand cold evening out scent.

As an aside, I layered this with a sample I have of Penhaligons the Blazing Mr Sam experimentally... that turned out to be amazing. So if you have that as well, give it a shot.

I thought I'd really enjoy this one based on the notes (and I liked it well enough when I tried it on paper), but this was a total scrubber. It opens with vanilla, leather and woods, and then I get a synthetic musk....must be the helvetolide and/or ambroxan. I probably wouldn't mind this on someone else, but I had to wash it off myself. Leans masculine. Also, the vanilla in here goes in the playdough direction (not bad, just something to be aware of). I see where a reviewer below noted a plastic-y vanilla, and I can totally see that.

How has no-one spoken about the resemblance to gucci guilty absolute? that and some pegasus. It's gorgeous and THEN the cocoa at the finish. Well done

This has to set a record for the most misrepresented notes list (never trust a pirate!) … Booze, broom, geranium? Patchouli?? Sweep it all aside. I would stick my neck out and say this is actually … oud, ambergris, and that kinky rubbery vanilla/musk familiar from Bvlgari Black or Rosendo No 5. It’s impressive and unusual. With a salty sea-air quality (hence the ambergris association) the pirate connection actually does make sense.

Close your eyes and it sets the scene … fragrant, sun-baked wooden planks under foot, the seagulls squawking overhead, as the pirate leads you by the hand below deck, opens the door marked “Grand Reserve”, and oh! he’s just full of surprises as he hands you the rubber suit to don as you enter his private dungeon.

Despite its name, it lacks the robust rum or alcoholic notes one might expect. Nevertheless, if you have a sweet tooth for vanilla-based scents, this fragrance is fine. It might even remind you of indulging in delectable desserts or creamy beverages. The vanilla base is rich and warm. I couldn't help but draw parallels between Pirates' Grand Reserve and Penhaligon's - Changing Constance, as both share a sweet and cozy essence. At the same time, it might not be the ideal fragrance for those seeking a bolder, boozy statement scent akin to Tobacco Vanille or Angel Share. Well-suited for the fall season.

I can't wait for winter to come so I can pull this baby out!!!
Rum, vanilla, cacao and cardamom is what I get from this. It's beautiful, deffo try first.

Perfectly unisex

It’s an absolute banger. Smells great, lasts all day, stands out in the crowd. Draws lots of compliments. What more do you want?

The opening is medicinal and it starts going into dark rum in a dusty dank barrel. It smells like the barrel is moldy and starting to turn. There's a sourness, almost like wine that's been left out for a couple days and has turned sour.

After that rough start subsides, I get a dusty cacao and vanilla and finally more cedarwood and some patchouli.
Overall it's pretty good and the more I wear it the more I'm liking it. I'd only recommend wearing in cool temps as I can imagine this would be pretty awful in any sort of heat.

Scent 7/10
Performance 7/10

Guys go for it if you want to spend a ton of money to smell like boozy gorgonzola! Yep. Go for this fragrance, let it sit on your skin and then smell some gorgo. Here you go! Fragrance is subjective and I get this one might be liked by people with peculiar taste but the comparison with by the fireplace is totally mistaken. By the fireplace is woody and smoky but it turns into a vanilla scent. This is just boozy and mossy in a weird gorgonzola combo :-D I am not hating on this, I have a lot of respect for any taste. This has high quality and is eternal, but I wouldn't pull the trigger with any amount of money to smell like gorgonzola.

Ahhhhhh i just bought myself a bottle!!🤗🤤

If you like a nice boozy tone to your fragrances, you will love this, NOTHING like by the fireplace ( that one is just smoke like literally fireplace nope!).
If you like Vivamore’s ultimate aphrodisiac or dark indulgence you will like this.

Buy it it’s FRICKING Gorgeous! Thank me later!

Une MERVEILLE !!!😍

The official note breakdown says rum but to my nose, it's clearly whiskey, and I'm a whiskey lover so I know what it smells like. I actually feel like a drunken pirate wearing this. Love it

I am not sure where I first heard about this fragrance, but it received a glowing review. I have never tried an Atkinsons fragrance before, but I came in with high expectations. I am actually very glad I sought this out. This oft repeated formula-- boozy vanilla cacao-- has many, many iterations. I would say at least at couple hundred. But this one has its own place. The rum is mellow yet deep. It is less of a beast than fragrances with whiskey notes, at least to me. the vanilla is well-blended and the cacao is fine too. It also contains some atypical notes (broom, for example), and this gives it some individual personality. I like it better than Jazz Club, but I think that one is a bit overrated anyway. I wouldn't choose this for a special night out but would wear it to something like a low key party. It has strong lovegevity and silage. It leans male and would not be great during a hot summer day. I encourage rum lovers to sample this one. Price point is pretty good too.

A lovely scent, I got the discovery set from Atkinson and this was one of the 2 or 3 that stood out. A bit sweet but not overly so, warm, boozy just a little. Not as “badass” as the name would insinuate.
I sprayed the rest of my sample on a scarf ans it has been smelling like it for a 5 days now.

For me it is a full bottle worthy, but only if I come across a good deal.

I was expecting more from this fragrance with its note breakdown. I blind bought a bottle since it was on sale. Not strong, very easy to wear. I get a bit of burned rubber at the opening for a few minutes that develops into a powdery vanilla scent with a hint of cacao. Office safe or just for use at home. I'm going to let it macerate a bit and test it again.

Quite similar to MMM By The Fireplace, with a bit of rum added. 90% similarity.
But ByTheFireplace performs better.
Nice, but redundant...

easily one of the best smells i’ve ever smelt, i’ve gone through two bottles so far, if only it lasted longer on my skin it would be at my number 1 spot

this fragrance is in my current favorite top 10 fragrances.
I know more than 300 fragrances
you have to give a try beautiful, creative, charismatic, exquisite, and, quality fragrance.
longevity is 8-10 hours with good silage.

This wasn’t what I was expecting. To be fair, however, I like this more than I’d anticipated I would. The name conjured an imagine in my mind prior to receiving this delivery - one of a thick, heavy, robust, powerful fragrance, one that is dark and boozy. To my nose, that is not what this is. At first spray, the rum was strong, but it was relatively sweet in a manner that didn’t make this a boozy rum scent that would make me question, “should I wear this before driving?” I’ve got a few boozy fragrances that I’m hesitant to wear out if I’m driving just for the notion wearing them makes me paranoid if I got pulled over by the 5-0 that they’d not believe I hadn’t been drinking. I rarely imbibe, when I do it may be a robust hearty beer or two once in a blue moon, but dang, some boozy fragrances are so heavy on the booze notes, they dang near make me feel tipsy just smelling them. The rum in this just feels so well blended with the other notes that it doesn’t overwhelm but falls in the “just right” category for me. I‘ve got to be honest, after about 30 minutes, I’m not quite sure what I’m smelling with respect to the various notes. What I do know - it doesn’t smell like any others in my collection, and it smells luxurious. I do get some powdery, some light floral, and like some others have mentioned a leathery / rubbery sensation. Where I am, roughly an hour drive west of Boston, the temperature today is hovering around 70 degrees f and I can see why this is mostly rated as a fall / winter fragrance, but at the same time, to my nose, this is an all season, all hours offering. Typically, I’d agree that boozy fragrances are best for fall, but this one sits light, the leathery / rubbery aspect is also quite light and the powdery floral aspects round it out in a manner that I can see wearing this year round. To me, this isn’t Captain Jack Sparrow half cocked, slurring, and running from authority; rather this is a former pirate who’s advancing age has induced retirement from setting sail, and hindsight inspired wisdom that pillaging, violence, and theft are both destructive not to just the victims, but to oneself, not to mention culturally frowned upon and simply old hat - a new guard has taken hold, there is an air of refinement, and he’s embraced wisdom gained from other cultures, and when and if he sets sail, it will be to embrace other cultures he may once upon a time have brought a scourge toward. This is beautiful and mature. It’s refined, elegant, and though there’s little, if anything, tropical or beachy about this, for some reason it does conjure up a feeling in me about being near the sea with the sun rays warming me. This is a 10/10 for me.

I got a sample of this with a purchase I made so I got to play with it for a couple of days. Never had anything from this house but their fragrances names intrigued me.

This one is one of the most weird fragrances I’ve smelled in a while. It’s like sitting by the fire camp, sipping hot cocoa with a hint of rum and getting an occasional old tires smell from the jeep parked close enough.

I don’t really like it but I don’t dislike it either, I keep smelling my wrist assuring myself it’s still there, it’s like a car crash, can’t look away from it.
Projection isn’t so great for the price and lasting power is average. In my opinion is definitely leaning on the masculine side.
I know there’s not mentioned in the notes but I definitely smell ambroxan in the opening that lingers up until middle notes.

Trying to find a good boozy fragrance, i am picking between this, bentley intense, or wanted by night, if anyone has insight dm me please

You have to have the right nose to apperciate this fragrance. If you are into fragrances and have a trained nose, will know this stuff is amazing. It also fills up a room! I have gotten plenty of compliments from this fragrance. 8.5/10 for me

Sharply medicinal, with undertones of well rounded vanilla chocolate and ambery caramellic notes. Not sugary sweet, but slightly sweet.
Very odd, vaguely unpleasant.

Imagine captain Jack Sparrow with a rum in his hand & has slice of a chocolate cake....
Nice,well blended scent.
Realistic boozy vibes on top,then not cloying vanilla plus chocolaty vibes with floral touch.
Its Unisex but a little more musculine.
Warm,cozy,lovely scent.Delicious!!!
8.5/10

This is Zara's 'rich warm addictive' made niche and more complex 😉 swap the suntan lotion accord for booze-filled chocolate and you've got this fantastic scent, but you won't need to own both and for the price, well...

This is a Christmas cake with rum-soaked fruits and nuts and a cup of hot chocolate on a cedar table in a bottle.

Addictive smell kind of unique with good longevity and silage especially for the price ! Unfortunately leans feminine... the kind of sweetness it has, you find it mostly in women perfumes . Too bad cause otherwise would be a great buy ! If you are a man that can pull unisex to leaning feminine perfumes go for it but if you like masculine perfumes try before you buy ! Cheers

OH BOY, BOOOZY YUMMY RUMMY right off the bat - then it settles to heliotrope, chocolate powder and a non-sweet vanilla. I love it on me - BUT I think it would be far better and sexier on a man. I'm addicted to the scent of this fragrance, I smell my wrist every 15 seconds to inhale the scrumptious fumes - that being said the silage is just okay BUT the longevity is good. Arrgggh, Ahoy Matey - Captain Morgan probably wears this scent with his impressive gear and his rebel relaxation pose -a seductive fragrance for a man and soft enough for a woman.

A very powdery heliotrope and vanilla scent, with a touch of cocoa and a somewhat sickly sweetness.

The name drives people to this one but it’s quite forgettable imho. A touch dull overall, far better vanilla fragrances are available at the price and the only Pirates that would wear this are the Pirates of Penzance.

Presentation:
Carribean dark rum. Gunpowder black tea. Astringent herbs. 

Gourmand components:
Spiced coca. Vanilla essence.

Cedar woods & cashmeran support.
Barbershop background. 
Musky, woody and vanilla dry-down. 

Rum accord fading after an hour. 
The presentation flattens as cedar shows up.
More wearable after the first hour, seems partly built on a fougere base.

About 1.5 hours of useful projecting scent, before fading into a skin scent in the dry down. Disappears by the 5th hour.

Overall, a niche like top with well done pirate presentation, married to a semi-gourmand heart and fougere base. The Rum accord, built around Rum SFE, is really nice but unfortunately short-lived. The dry down is somewhat flat & generic in comparison to the lively top.

Pirates' Grand Reserve definitely must be sample by rum fans and pirate cosplayers. More wearable than other pirate-y scents such as Black Phantom & Vi Et Armis.

I have two from this house; this and Oud Save The King and I like both but this one is the favourite.

I really like fragrances that are unique, at least to me. I purposely sought out a totally new house for my birthday a couple years ago. My usual go to is Saks but this time I ended up at Holt Renfrew and did find some new names I hadn't seen before, including this one.

The sales lady was really pushing Mint & Tonic, which I put on the back of one hand and I thought "I need to smell what the Pirates Grand Reserve is" and sprayed that on the back of the other hand. I walked around the mall for a while and at first I really liked Mint & Tonic but it wasn't long before it dried down in a pretty generic skin scent. Pirates however performed well and smelled really nice after the dry down so I went back to get a bottle. The sales lady then gave me samples of Mint & Tonic and I'm sad to report, nothing has changed there.

This is not a strong scent, to me it's perfect in that it's there, you can smell it, but it doesn't bop people over the head or take over the room. Definitely a boozy/vanilla scent which I always find interesting to me as I think most booze smells... well let's just say no one smells good if they pour rum all over themselves.

It's definitely unisex to me. I hope no one ever asks me what I'm wearing as the "Pirates Grand Reserve" sounds a little cheap and tacky.

It seems people are all over the place with how much they spray. If you want this to pop a bit, I do four sprays. If you only do two you may find it too light.

A classic boozy vanilla combo that smells nice but sadly falls into the trappings of the majority of Atkinsons fragrances. It's longevity and silage are desperately poor. From a brand reputation perspective, I find it baffling that Atkinsons continue to release reasonably good smelling fragrances that are so terribly weak. Someone needs to visit Morris Profumi in Parma, Italy and tell them to add less alcohol and more fragrance oil.

This is the best Atkinson I had the chance to smell and own. It opens extremely boozy with some since in the back and settles to smooth vanilla after 30-40 minutes. Great if you are wearing a smart leather jacket and drive a Lexus. Massive projection and long lasting. Easy on the trigger. Full bottle Worthy if you like boozy vanilla.

Atkinsons Pirates’ Grand Reserve opens with just dry, quality authentic brown rum that fortunately, to me, calms down almost immediately. Cedar then becomes dominant for a moment and merging with the now much quieter and sweeter alcoholic note. Cedar and soft rum, with a delicate dose of patchouli probably, a combo not without reminding me in some ways of the main one in my beloved Kilian’s Straight to Heaven.

But here it is quickly accompanied and even overshadowed by powdery (Be warned), musky almond-y cocoa and vanilla, which here really reaches the Dior Fève Délicieuse lover in me. As a matter of fact, this fragrance could be the answer to a man enjoying Fève but wanting something more masculine. It might end up with the aforementioned Straight to Heaven, Nasomatto's Baraonda, which I think also could share really many fans with, and Roja's Creation-E/Enigma as my absolute favorite woodsy-boozy scents.

But don’t let the name mislead you or it could easily end up as a disappointment. It’s not a big, strong, bold and polarizing fragrance for “niche fanatics” that will make you smell like a vulgar, bad-ass, stinking pirate. Nothing here that is super rough, animalic, dirty and/or rugged except maybe for the few first seconds. But if you are searching for a mildly boozy, woodsy yet also sweet and delicious scent while never overbearing, Atkinsons Pirates’ Grand Reserve could be your Treasure Island. So, ahoy Matey Agrrrrrr!

This is a prime example of the kind of fragrance that wowed me off the bat, but I doubt I'd ever enjoy wearing it.
Actually no...it didn't. (wow me that is)
I tried it in store ages ago and it never really floated my boat. However upon revisiting I have to say that the opening is spectacular because you get that rum soaked wood effect, a kind of gourmand smokiness too. You can tell the cacao is there from the get go but it grows and grows as the rum dies away making for a very unique smelling fragrance.
'Unique' doesn't always equal good and I find this unwearable as the cacao and vanilla take hold, the bitter element with the sweetness is incredibly well judged I have to say, but it's cloying for a different reason. An unusual cloy.
The vanilla facets with booze is just a classic combo and I can see why people who like this will adore it. I just don't myself. It settles to skin quickly but you do get wafts and it does last well but those wafts irritated me, I wish they didn't so much because I want to love this fragrance I really do.

Wow what a let down! I expected to love this with all those notes I like, sadly I can barely smell this on me- it just goes NOWHERE. After a little boozy hit, I get the powdery heliotrope, then some patchouli & a hint of cacao...i was expecting a bit of a heavy, roaring beast with some oomph. What I got instead was a piss weak, thin & flat shadow of a fragrance which seriously lacks power and depth and really isn't worth the bother.

Blackbeard wouldn't have touched this stuff but his clean shaven librarian cousin might have liked it.

I have to admit, I've chosen it by its cover. Actually, by its name. I wasn't really expecting much, probably something cloying and very masculine.

It is, indeed, very strong and boozy. At first, I could swear it is all about honey. Maybe it reminds me of something that is based on honey, don't know.

Anyway, it is delicious. For me, it is very familiar (I love Santal Majuscule, maybe this is it), but unique at the same time. It has really nice character, it is independent but soo warm. It surprised me, because I thought I am already fed up with warm, gourmand fragrances and I definitely don't like them during summer. But this one made me so happy.

On me, it is really strong, especially at first, it is definitely not too sweet, I would rather say heavy and dark with a powdery vibe, which makes it alive. Also, it is probably woodier on my skin than on someone else's, because woody notes always dominate on my skin. I love it, because it has woody, gourmand, musk, boozy, flowery and powdery stages, all in one fragrance.

Very, very nice surprise for me. Although I know and own a lot of fragrances with similar notes, Pirates Grand Reserve is something very special, very niche and stays interesting.

(btw, I only applied one spritz on my wrist, I imagine more than that would really be overwhelming. Also, I had Love In Idleness on the other wrist and must say, what an interesting combination!)

First spray i was unsure. It was a blind buy so i was Dissapointed as i had been looking forward to this one... but then it grew on me, as it dried down i was addicted to this.

It opens with the most powerful whisky/rummy smell and can be very overwhelming at first but it then evolves into a addictive alcoholic Cacao. This lives up to the name of "pirates grand reserve" as it is what a masculine pirate would smell like. It is very classical and although i dont think it is mass appealing i believe it should be alot more popular especially in the youtube fragrance channels.

It isn't my most favourite fragrance but it is growing on me. I have only purchased it today but i think it is going to become a favourite over time.... everyone should try this at some point

First of all Atkinsons is not my favorite house. I can't say that I love any fragrances in the house and no perfume suprised me so far. But I like Grand Reserve very much indeed. It has sweet and also animalic weirdness. Strange gourmand for perfume lover.

I waited an entire year to try this out because I couldn't find a sample. Finally I buy a decant and this is my second try/different day with this and I am utterly disappointed.

The notes are so discordant to me. I get none of the beauty that the notes should have provided. If this is the Pirate's Grand Reserve, they probably should have sunk the ship.

Oh, and I have Nosy Be Patchouli, and I love it and it's listed here "as like" but I cannot find any similarities here with this.

One of a kind Amazing classy fragrance.

Opens with strong, authentic and deep whiskey accord backed by chocolaty musky floral notes.

Very unique, mysterious and luxurious.

Two sprays and you wont smell like anyone else.

My first ever purchase from this house and am impressed by the quality of the presentation and the scent. This is Bvlgari Black perfected, which is saying a lot because Bvlgari Black is truly an icon. A little more rum, a pinch of tobacco, and maybe a dash of gunpowder for good measure would have been interesting but this is definitely a winner.

The recipe for Pirates' Grand Reserve Atkinsons
Ingredients:
1.Bvlgari Black (or Bvlgari Eau Parfumee au The Noir)
2.Noir Exquis L’Artisan (or Bois Dore Van Cleef and Arpels, or By the Fireplace Replica, or Santal Majuscule SL etc.)

Stir well before spraying.

Quite familiar and nice.

Atkinsons Pirates' Grand Reserve starts like a pirate attack, a shock for the senses, a messy chaos of boozy and chocolatey rum and shots of spicy-dirty notes everywhere around. Daring, unexpected and quite masculine.

Unfortunately this stage dissipates very soon giving way to an increasingly-extreme powdery drydown. This is calming yes, not cloyingly sweet but, I repeat: extremely powdery rum.

More than a tireless battle-hardened buccaneer this is a groomy pirate that does not plan to leave his bed in the master cabin under the bow while the battle rages right there in the outside.

Nauseating, maybe the name is meant to imply that the wearer will feel seasick when they wear this. I get mainly cashmeran and heliotrope.

Where can I buy it online?
Please, contact me if anyone of you is going to sell it for the fair price. I can pay immediately by pay pal, so that you could ship on my US address

BAM! Vanilla, rum, chocolate all stashed in a dead man's chest. This is no gentleman pirate! Smacks you like that boozed up bloodhound Lord Flashheart. Oo-ar? Oo-er. Bloody gorgeous.

This is very sweet but very good. And for some reason does not get cloying. But you need to like sweet. A very interesting fragrance at first it was a love, and then it was too feminine, and then it settled down and was a great scent and yet all I wanted to do was drink it. I'm still confused by this one but I've decided to click love. Hmmm. Maybe I do love it. At first I thought I did.

There is something wrong happening in here! the dominant isn't chocolate! the dominanat is the heliotrope, vanilla blend! then comes the cacao booze with some soft cashmere.

It is nice & the combination is good, but there is something wrong happening! it's either the oils used in here is quite cheap, or the doses isn't right that made the juice unbalanced! as mostly i begun to feel the sweet cashmere more than the cacao.

The colder it goes the better it become, but it just doesn't present the booze cacao quite well and as it should be presented.

It's cute after all, but mostly weak for a gourmand. It could've been much better but i sort of liked it.

After 2 hours, the calmer the better it gets, and i believe the top note needs to be tested more cause as far as i remember, it was quite chaos but the calm down was a surprise!

Edit (29th Oct 2017) The more i test it the more i get overwhelmed! it goes from one ride to another and settles beautifully. I got overly interested on this frag.

A very original and niche cocoa fragrance.
Cocoa is blended with heliotropine (powdery and vanillic), rum, white flowers... And a pinch of animal notes. Castoreum reinforces the liquory facet brought by rum.
On my skin, the fragrance is a bit woodier that on the blotter.
It's not a dark cocoa note like in L'Heure Défendue de Cartier, it's more a white / milky cocoa note.
But the other notes prevent the fragrance being too sticky.
Well done, Atkinsons!

After a long anticipation I was finally able to test Pirates’ Grand Reserve, which has just arrived to stores today. Expectations were high for this one. The sales assistant sprayed it on the blotter and the first thing that hit my nostrils, right off the bat, was the divine rum note. Delicious and boozy!

What a wonderful beginning, I thought and... that’s basically where the “wonderful” part ended for me.

The rum note, although very beautiful, is very fleeting and dissipates within just couple of minutes.Then all I could perceive was a cacao note, “oily” dark and slightly bitter, accompanied by some kind of soft woody-patchouli-earthy combo, rather linear and staying close to the skin. Nothing particularly surprising or ground breaking.

I couldn’t really detect much heliotrope nor vanilla in there, certainly not the style Guerlain would do.

Bottom line: this is not bad, but definitely not what I imagined and hoped it would be, based on the key notes. So do not blind-buy, test properly before, considering the price tag, and don’t get fooled by the top notes. Give it at least couple of hours of wearing to see what it really is, before you decide to spend your money for this one.