# Atkinsons — The Other Side of Oud

> The Other Side of Oud is a 2019 coffee-spice oud by Maurice Roucel and Pierre-Constantin Gueros. Cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, coffee blossom, roasted coffee beans, vanilla absolute, and quiet oud make 

## Essence
The Other Side of Oud is a 2019 coffee-spice oud by Maurice Roucel and Pierre-Constantin Gueros. Cardamom, cinnamon, ginger, coffee blossom, roasted coffee beans, vanilla absolute, and quiet oud make a warm gourmand wood scent where coffee is the real protagonist.
## Scent Profile
The opening is a vivid rush of cardamom, cinnamon, and ginger. Coffee appears quickly, shifting the scent toward roasted beans and polished wood. Geranium and coffee blossom round the middle, while vanilla absolute smooths the base. Oud stays mild, soft, and buried under the spice-coffee structure. Some wearers get a sweet vanilla takeover; others find the cardamom and coffee drier.
## Performance
Performance is generally strong, with long wear and noticeable projection. Because the cinnamon-coffee sweetness can be assertive, restraint is sensible even though a minority finds it softer on skin.
## Wearing Context
Best for fall, winter, evenings, dinners, mature casual wear, and polished social settings. It is unisex but has a gentlemanly coffee-spice character. It can function year-round for lovers of warm gourmands.
## Comparisons & DNA
Kilian Black Phantom is the easiest coffee reference. Spice-heavy ambers and coffee-wood fragrances from the niche world help locate the style, though Atkinsons' version is smoother and more approachable than many.
## Reception
Praise focuses on the coffee-spice accord, comfort, performance, and smooth execution. Criticism focuses on the strong cinnamon opening, excess sweetness for some, and the name's quiet joke: oud is barely the star.
## Versions & Reformulation
Single composition, no known reformulation. It is part of Atkinsons' Oud Collection and sold as a 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
## Acquisition Notes
Retail pricing is high, but discounts are common. Samples and decants are available. The price spread makes reputable sellers important.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- The official inspiration is Middle Eastern cardamom coffee.
- Atkinsons frames the story around Prince Hussein.
- The brief imagines oud as a wood infusion rather than a pungent centerpiece.
- The title signals a deliberately different, coffee-led side of oud.