SAMBAKA Eau de Parfum

Sambaka brings together the sounds of samba and café, announcing Brazil as its destination. The journey begins with the scent of freshly roasted Santos coffee: warm and expressive, its balsamic nuances joined by spices and the freshness of orange.

A carbon-dioxide extract of Brazilian Santos coffee forms the principal material. Its roasted character is evident from the opening, accompanied by cardamom and green ginger. Péra orange adds a sweet citrus freshness to the softly animalic Coffeewood accord, while sandalwood completes the woody impression.

This is coffee as roasted beans rather than a sweet milky drink. Warm wood and spice support that character, with orange preventing the composition from remaining uniformly dark. Sambaka offers a full-bodied gourmand whose attraction comes from roasting and aromatic contrast, not a generous dose of syrup or cream. Its freshness makes the coffee more vivid without weakening its distinctive woody warmth.

Want to try this fragrance in a smaller size? A sample is included in the brand’s Discovery Set alongside samples of several other fragrances — to purchase the full set, click here.

Fragrance notes: Santos coffee, Péra orange, Coffeewood accord, cardamom, green ginger and sandalwood.

This fragrance is for you if: you enjoy pronounced roasted coffee in warm woody fragrances with spice and gentle animalic nuances.

This fragrance may not be your best match if: you mainly want milk, vanilla and syrupy sweetness from a coffee fragrance.

Choose this fragrance if: you want the roast of Santos coffee contrasted with orange freshness, cardamom and a softly animalic woody accord.