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Montabaco

Concentration not recorded

Woody · Aromatic · Fresh.

4.21 / 5Rating · 1,402 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originUnited Kingdom ↗
Made inNot yet verified
About these origins

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Brand origin: Ormonde Jayne — Origins · Checked 2026-09-21
The official origin story places the creation of the perfume house at Linda Pilkington’s first London atelier, followed by its Old Bond Street boutique in 2001.

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Year2012
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerGeza Schoen

Collection: The Four Corners of the Earth

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Montabaco by Ormonde Jayne has a listed woody, aromatic, fresh profile, with notes of Cardamom, Mountain Air, Juniper, Bergamot, Clary Sage.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.68 / 5

766 votes

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category average, not hours

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28
2
44
3
213
4
341
5
140

Projection

2.61 / 4

860 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
72
2
317
3
344
4
127

Value perception

2.30 / 5

532 votes

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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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94
2
220
3
190
4
22
5
6

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

2,061Own it
739Previously owned
2,130Want it
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16
2
101
3
166
4
410
5
709

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Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment

Both list Rose and Sandalwood. Explore Montabaco’s woody direction alongside Blanche’s fresh profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment

Both list Iso E Super and Moss. Explore Montabaco’s woody direction alongside Another 13’s musky profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Montabaco smell like?

Montabaco by Ormonde Jayne has a listed woody, aromatic, fresh profile, with notes of Cardamom, Mountain Air, Juniper, Bergamot, Clary Sage.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Geza Schoen.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.68 out of 5, from 766 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Montabaco?

Its listed notes include cardamom, mountain air, juniper, bergamot, clary sage, orange, tea, hedione, violet, magnolia, rose, tobacco leaf, iso e super, suede, ambergris, sandalwood, moss, tonka bean. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Montabaco

Ormonde Jayne

Ormonde Jayne Montabaco bottle
Leading accords
woody
aromatic
fresh
amber
musky
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Cardamom · Mountain Air · Juniper · Bergamot · Clary Sage · Orange

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