Laboratory Perfumes Atlas Eau de Toilette, 100ml at John Lewis & Partners

After a family holiday in the mountains of north Morocco, I spent weeks sampling tins of pipe tobacco to find the right base for a scent that captured the rich, leathery smells we discovered in the high villages.

Back in the lab we introduced complementary layers of rum, vanilla and hay that magnified its North African character.

Highlights of cinnamon, ginger and black pepper and enhanced by the warming, woody aromas of fine Cognac. The result is an intricate and confident fragrance that unveils fascinating new layers and moods as the day goes on.

• Spicy Aromatic. Alcoholic: Rum, Cinnamon,Ginger, Black Pepper, Cognac, Sea Salt Note, Raisin, Orange
• Tobacco Herbaceous. Fruity: Tobacco, Lavender, Raisin
• Tobacco Amber. Woody Musk: Tobacco, Hay, Coconut, Vanilla, Amber, Patchouli, Vetiver, Musk, Tonka Bean