07 Tanoke Odin New York 2011

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07 Tanoke is a popular perfume by Odin New York for women and men and was released in 2011. The scent is woody-spicy. It is still in production.

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Perfumer

Corinne Cachen

Fragrance Notes

Top Notes	Bitter orange, Ginger, Black pepper
Heart Notes	Gaiac wood, Nutmeg, Frankincense
Base Notes	Sequoia, Musk, Patchouli

Ratings

Scent

8.0 (191 Ratings)

Longevity

7.8 (146 Ratings)

Sillage

6.8 (149 Ratings)

Bottle

7.8 (136 Ratings)

Submitted by Kankuro, last update on 25.10.2020.

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08/30/2020

7.5
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 8
Bottle

Chizza

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Chizza

Top Review 20

Not all woods are the same

With Tanoke 07 by Odin it's one of those things. Lately I had acquired everything I wanted to acquire, I only had one fragrance left to sell and on the one hand I was happy with the status quo of my collection, on the other hand the restless and searching soul of a perfume came to the surface and demanded new material. So I ordered somewhere between 40-50 samples of which some nice fragrances were actually only a few hits. Two of them were eliminated because Habit Rouge is no longer produced as EdC and I own the EdP, Arborist was too close to other fragrances and too realist. The third remained, who was considered the most promising of the triumvirate in my eyes.
A brief outline of the name begins: "Tanoke is inspired by a tree formation that extends along the Pacific coast of Northern California in the middle of a sequoia forest So the direction of the fragrance is clear and promising.
I had prepared the text up to here in anticipation of testing this fragrance more thoroughly after the first very famous test. I had even already selected a source of supply. But it turned out differently. Tanoke is objectively a fine fragrance but with time a note shone which subjectively was not my cup of tea. Nevertheless, I'd like to introduce this fragrance to you, because for all friends of woods in the bottle, this one is worth a try.
The fragrance starts immediately woody, the sequoia is advancing. It starts off fantastically, I thought to myself. Then pepper is added for the peppery note and the bitter orange refreshes the fragrance. But this is done in moderation because the ginger dulls it a bit. It is very aromatic and therefore the ginger drives the fragrance here. At some point here I noticed that the ginger spoils the scent a bit. Pure resinous scents, pure ethereal coniferous forests, I appreciate that. In combination with the ginger, even that becomes too aromatic for me.
Sure, even the guaiac wood plays a part in this. It is balsamic-sweet by nature and that is something I personally don't like either, if this note is too noticeable. For me, even the incense, which is quite present, doesn't tear out anything. It tries to weave a smoky, resinous coat around the fragrance, but it may not succeed. The guaiac tree, called the tree of life, constantly penetrates it. Those who like it are surely right here, especially as one has to classify the "sweetness": it is more so that the resin or oil that creates the forest spiritually, does not produce ethereal and cool vapours but according to the habitat of the tree we rather follow the warming sun through the treetops its daily course and let our thoughts run free and completely enraptured. Here in Northern California, the forests smell different: warmer, warmer, more cordial and so it is only fair that this is manifested olfactorically in the sweet note.
Now Tanoke 07 accompanies us for quite a while and even though I'm out here myself, I have to acknowledge that Odin has configured this movement very finely. Objectively everything harmonizes, objectively it's a fragrance to dream about. If you have your eye on warm forest scents, this is the right place.
As far as I'm concerned, I don't know whether Tanoke 07 would have been a candidate for purchase without these facets that strengthen me. Without them, it might just be one of many forest scents and I already have a few of them.
I thank Serafina for making this spiritual journey to California possible for me!

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08/05/2019

6.5
Scent 8
Longevity 7
Sillage 7
Bottle

DerDefcon

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DerDefcon

An altar in the woods.

If fragrances are declared as spicy-woody, I have always had such a quiet premonition. This would be that the fragrance with its declaration - which can sometimes be misleading, by the way - will most probably not suit me. I had it this way with "Black Afgano" and with Tom Ford's famous "Oud Wood" it was no different, which is why we'll have a look, how it is with "07 Tanoke".

At the beginning you will be given a small but fine bitter orange in your hand. At the same time, somebody's throwing a good load of black pepper in your face. The basic building block for the wort has already been laid. Nothing here is sweet, nothing sweet or friendly, as one would expect from the presence of bitter orange. The peppery touch on the fruit prevents that sweetness, sweetness or even kindness.
What follows now is almost impossible to surpass in sacredness. The incense that everyone knows, even those who have never visited a church, should be recognized immediately. It is so dominant that one glance into the fragrance pyramid is enough to smell it. Scent knowledge? Not required in this case. You already know what this is.
Incense, by the way, was not printed large in the fragrance pyramid for nothing. I don't notice the small printed nutmeg for it, which I find a pity, because I like nutmeg very much as a fragrance.
Guaiac wood? Mmh ... i don't know. I'm not registering either. But the pepper is still a little perceptible and I can tell you that peppered incense is quite interesting, different and somehow unique.

Right down to the base note, we can state that incense plays a major role. He also does this by inserting the base note, but then he takes himself back a little and leaves a little space for the sequoia, the musk and the patchouli. The musk does not appear animal-sweet here, but rather a little sweaty, if not dirty. If sweetness lovers who test this fragrance here despite their preferences hope for a little more sweetness at least in the end, I have to disappoint them. The scent remains dark, it remains sacral even through the incense, somehow mystical, as if a clergyman had set up his altar somewhere spontaneously in the forest.

But why in the woods? Well, look out!

The interplay between patchouli and musk gives rise to a musty earthiness that is not reminiscent of mud or, for all intents and purposes, of a soaked forest floor, while the sequoia exudes its warm, woody aroma. All this is encased in incense, which after a few hours is able to free itself from the pepper and envelops the warm woodiness as well as the earthy herbaceous with a cool, sacral aura. The fragrance is not cosy in any way, but rather cold, somehow repellent, but above all deep and multi-faceted. But also like with the black Afganen I come here to the conclusion that this is nothing for me. Too much incense doesn't seem to be my case, even if it fascinates me, because you almost feel the cold breath in the neck of the Inquisator

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03/13/2019

Pflanzen

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Pflanzen

Tasty accident

Do you know that when you walk through the forest in midsummer and sometimes it suddenly smells as if someone was cooking jam between the trees?
Yep, that's how 07 Tanoke smells when the first test spray accidentally lands in the raspberry tea. Of course I was curious and drank the tea anyway - and I shouldn't regret it! If you are decadent enough and want to add a noble taste of resinous coniferous wood to your food and drinks, I recommend a splash of 07!

08/09/2018

10
Scent 7
Longevity 7
Sillage 8
Bottle

Adashi7
4 Reviews

Adashi7

Evergreen Forest Well After A Rain.

I get a distinct incense character right from the beginning, and not the more perfumy incenses. More like those dark black sandalwood incense sticks, the kind you’d smell at a Far Eastern temple. Woodsy, smoky, resinous – yes. A touch of a brighter scent in there too. Some say lemon or orange, comes across to me as a fresh wood with the pitch still intact to me, maybe pine. Not much of a warm weather scent, better as a cool spring, autumn, or (somewhat) winter. And maybe suited for damp or overcast weather, too.
Sillage is reasonable but not too overbearing, and I found the longevity moderate.

05/18/2018

10
Scent 10
Longevity 9
Sillage 10
Bottle

Kellner

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Kellner

Top Review 31

Monodend II

Now I won't tell you a long story about how I found the scent. Was a blind buy after reading Meggi's commentary. "Monodend," it said. Somehow I realized I had to have the scent. I'm not just into scents. I also think the whole drum drum is great: the bottles, the colours, the packaging. I don't want Chichi. It's the coherent whole that appeals to me. The bottle on the photo immediately appealed to me in its minimalist way. It also fits "Monodend".
Tanoke" was already a party for me to unpack. Not a simple cardboard box, but a slipcase, like a valuable book. In the slipcase, embedded in a thick foam block, lay the bottle. Oh, great. The imprint on the slipcase, the imprint on the bottle, the small raven, the bottle itself, everything is so harmonious, thoughtful, concentrated. Great.
That was the most expensive fragrance I ever bought. If a fragrance can be worth so much, I asked myself and fed the hedgehog in my pocket. Can a fragrance be so special that I spend so much money just trying it out? My first niche scent. A brand I had never heard of before.
And then I tried the scent. A sprayer "Tanoke" through the air on my arm. At this moment, all the great fragrances I've known until now have lost their shine at least for this one moment. The last building block fell into place, now everything made even more sense. The name, the raven, the color. In my head played a lost melody from "Vertigo" and I was in the scene where the wonderful Kim Novak and James Stewart were walking in the empty Sequoienwald between the tree columns. That's how it smelled there. Old incense, the air is a little cool. And something blooms that blends in fruitfully. The forest rises, so old, so vast. Whole ages have wandered over him and he has always remained the same, has slowly spread only over centuries. And Tanoke is the oldest of them all, four thousand years old. Sometimes during thunderstorms near the coast, lightning strikes the tall trees. Burning branches fall to the ground. A small forest fire develops. The trees themselves are hardly affected by the flames. But in the blazing heat of the fire, which is often still fanned by the wind from the ocean, cones and needles dropped on the ground burn. The fire then goes out and in the next few years new needles will be accumulated layer by layer. Thus, even years after the fire, the scent of incense is preserved in the cool air under the tall trees.
Tanoke, the oldest of the sequoias, cannot be measured by human standards. The biggest, the heaviest creature on this planet, and the oldest. He already stretched his needles into the sky, there have been no gods yet. Tanoke is archaic.
"Tanoke" is a masterpiece and a milestone. "Tanoke" is the oldest living forest scent.

To get an impression of the very special atmosphere that I associate with "Tanoke", I recommend a milestone in the film music of Bernard Herrmann: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Spx0NthRoVc
If you don't want to smell, at least hear!
I thank Meggi for his comment.

16 Replies

02/11/2016

8.5
Scent 9
Longevity 8
Sillage 6
Bottle

Dallas
2 Reviews

Dallas

Very impressive

This is a beauty, it just seems so well balanced, to me it smells of lemon, pine and incense which strangely doesn't match up to the fragrance notes apart from the Frankincense
This fragrance is quite linear which i would consider an art in it self to be able balance the notes, considering the different evaporation rates from the ingredients, the incense does get a little stronger after about 8-9 hrs
i would also agree with other reviewer about a peaceful and calming element, and i would add a warm and reminiscing quality
If you like the Amouage range you will probably like this.

01/07/2012

7
Scent 7.5
Longevity 5
Sillage 7.5
Bottle

Flaconneur
49 Reviews

Flaconneur

Helpful Review 2

07 TANOKE by Odin New York

07 Tanoke is the newest in a line of fragrances from Eddy Chai and Paul Birardi of Odin New York. The inspiration for their latest introduction is the Northern California seaside. Resinous air meets warm and woodsy in this lush base of redwood, guaiac wood, patchouli and black musk. Light and slightly spicy top notes merge with a smoky wood heart. It is fresh pine lingering in an interestingly vague smokiness. I found this fragrance very satisfying and peaceful, like a walk in the forest. There is something quite calming about 07 Tanoke. I have sampled all of Odin's fragrances, and unfortunately, I didn't find much merit in this line until now. The remainder of this collection was a bit pedestrian and unmemorable.

I would definitely recommend giving 07 Tanoke by Odin a whirl, it is well worth sampling. 07 Tanoke was selected for W Magazine's "Top 10 Indie Fragraces".