Corpse Reviver is named for a hangover remedy (aka morning cocktail) from the 1920s. The fragrance is based on Cadavre Equis, a limited-edition experimental collaboration I created with the great Italian perfumer, Antonio Gardoni. For that, we decided to push the limits of the gourmand. Gourmand refers to "edible" notes, not just desserts, so while there's plenty of chocolate, there's also rosemary and Italian bitters.

My personal version dials back the animalics and includes a whiskey accord built on an extraordinary French oakwood absolute. This fabulously sticky, dense material is extracted from French oak and smells like bourbon and caramel.

For all it's innovation, Corpse Reviver is still very wearable and comforting in its own, quirky way.

Blood orange, camphor, whiskey, rosemary, tagetes, dried fruit, anise, cypress, dark chocolate, vanilla, civet.

Nightclubs and festivals. Haunted libraries and hidden speakeasies.