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Kilian Hennessy Is Bringing Mixology To Your Fragrance Wardrobe<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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The Kilian Paris founder talks The Cocktails Collection and shares his life in scents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Every scent evokes an emotion. In Scent Stories<\/a>, TZR asks tastemakers, celebrities, and industry insiders to share the stories behind the smells of their past and present.<\/i><\/p>\n

Few understand the link between fragrance and taste as intimately as Kilian Hennessy. In fact, one could argue he downright embodies it. A scion of that <\/em>Hennessy family \u2014 French purveyors of fine liquors for nearly 300 years \u2014 Kilian founded his niche fragrance house, Kilian Paris, in 2007. While the brand has released several cult classics<\/a> over the years that have little to do with libations, many of its signature scents are like a strong drink for your wrists; specifically those in The Liquors Collection, which consists of boozy concoctions (including the bestselling Angels\u2019 Share<\/a>) housed in rocks-glass-inspired bottles. At Kilian boutiques, they\u2019re even served up from a literal fragrance bar. <\/p>\n

The spirit of, well, spirits continues with the brand\u2019s latest release, The Cocktails, a trio of fruity fragrances inspired by mixed beverages. \u201cI wanted to start with three cocktails [everyone knows] and kind of follow through the night,\u201d Kilian told The Zoe Report on a sunny afternoon in his SoHo boutique. <\/p>\n

The evening starts with the bubbly Sparkling Royal, an interpretation of Kir Royale that creates effervescence through a blend of citrus notes and aldehydes, complemented with mint, rose, and black currant. Next up: the tropical Pi\u00f1a Para\u00edso, which brings together pineapple, coconut, and vanilla bourbon for a vacation-ready<\/a>, pi\u00f1a colada-inspired fragrance that won\u2019t leave you with a hangover; it\u2019s \u201cbuilt on a patchouli-palmarosa type of accord, to give it structure,\u201d as Hennessy explains. Rounding out the trio is Midnight Espresso, a gourmand<\/a> nightcap with coffee and dark chocolate accords alongside vanilla bourbon notes.<\/p>\n

Ahead, Hennessy discusses the origins of The Cocktails, the role scent plays in his life, and more.<\/p>\n

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The Origins Of The Cocktails<\/h2>\n

\u201cThe centerpiece of all our scents is the bar. We introduced the bar in 2021, and when it started to come to life, I felt that a bar without liquors would be very sad. So we came up with what we call The Liquors Collection. We launched with two scents: Angels\u2019 Share and Roses on Ice. Then we launched Apple Brandy. <\/p>\n

When you go to any bar, you can order a gin, you can order a vodka, a whiskey neat \u2014 and you can order a cocktail, right? Once you have the bar, it\u2019s natural that in that bar, you serve liquors and cocktails; in a way, [we should have] provided much sooner. But they\u2019re here! And the next cocktails are already created for the next few years. We\u2019ll do [them all]; at one point, once that\u2019s done, I want to start working with a mixologist and really see the bridge I can create between art, cocktails, and perfumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Role Scent Plays In His Life<\/h2>\n

\u201cVery big! I wake up in the morning and go to bed thinking about scents. I have to wear all these scents, you know? But I think it plays [a huge part] for more and more people, you know. We were discussing how there are more and more very young men who are very interested in perfume and come into the store. Like half of my customers in Paris or here are below 32 years old. I think it\u2019s one way of playing with the different facets of your personality \u2026 That\u2019s why niche fragrance emerged; we offer you a way to build your own wardrobe, to be unique every day.\u201d<\/p>\n

The First Scent(s) He Ever Purchased<\/h2>\n

\u201cI was 13 or 14, and it was the only perfumery in Cognac. We\u2019re talking 1984, 1985; at that time, there were not a lot of men\u2019s perfumes, right? I remember I had Pour Homme de Caron, V\u00e9tiver de Guerlain, Jules de Dior. The choices were very limited!\u201d<\/p>\n

His All-Time Favorite Scent<\/h2>\n

\u201cOf my collection? Angels\u2019 Share. Because it is my homage to my memory of the Hennessy Cognac, it feels so close to my home. It took me 14 years to create.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scent Of Nostalgia<\/h2>\n

\u201cImperial Tea<\/a>. I went to Kyoto in the spring for sakura season, and there\u2019s a very famous walk, a water path, which is along a little river that is surrounded by sakura trees. And on that day \u2014 it was a gorgeous day, beautiful blue sky, but windy \u2014 the wind was blowing the sakura petals in the air, and it felt like it was snowing in the spring. That\u2019s what I tried to re-create with Imperial Tea. It\u2019s really this emotion, of the delicate flower petals blowing in the air around this little water stream. That\u2019s why it\u2019s a little aquatic over a very strong, woody base, because those sakura trees are gorgeous black trees. This one takes me back to that moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scent Of Clarity<\/h2>\n

\u201cBamboo Harmony<\/a>. It\u2019s very peaceful, very simple, but complex at the same time. It\u2019s very relaxing. I think you need to be in that state to find clarity. It\u2019s built on a musky white tea with a citrusy freshness.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scent Of Comfort<\/h2>\n

\u201cStraight to Heaven<\/a>. It\u2019s a woody scent, very cozy. It\u2019s warm: patchouli, cedar, ambrox, nutmeg. It just feels like a big cashmere sweater.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Scent Of Joy<\/h2>\n

\u201cOh, Sunkissed Goddess<\/a> \u2014 the scent of holiday. Sun, tanning, summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

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