Dead or Alive vs Tabac Grande
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
32%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Tabac Grande takes 3 of 5 categories.
Dead or AliveChoose it for a whiskey and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Tabac GrandeChoose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Dead or Alive1/5
Tabac Grande3/5
- Ratings & consensus
- Tabac Grande
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Tabac Grande
- Sillage & projection
- Tie
- Value for money
- Dead or Alive
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Tabac Grande
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Dead or AliveStatik OlfactiveTabac GrandeSultan Pasha AttarsWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.50/ 5 · 16 votes
Have 20%Had 0%Want 80%
4.48/ 5 · 176 votes
Have 29%Had 5%Want 65%
Category winnerTabac GrandeRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate75%Love
13%Like
6%Ok
0%Dislike
6%Hate
16 votes · too few to score
78%Love
15%Like
1%Ok
6%Dislike
0%Hate
101 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityTabac Grande
SillageTie
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerDead or AliveBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothwhiskey100%
woody92%
tobacco84%
amber77%
leather69%
smoky61%
sweet100%
warm spicy92%
tobacco84%
amber77%
musky69%
woody61%
Scent match32%Clearly different · both tobacco, amber and woody
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
WhiskeyTobaccogunpowderRye
Heart
TumbleweedHayGuaiac WoodOak
Base
AmberLeatherCastoreumSweatTexas Cedar
Top
TobaccoCognacCoffeeSaffronHawthorn
Heart
CacaoTonka BeanJasmineOsmanthusHeliotropeDamask Rose
Base
HayAgarwood (Oud)CivetHyraxAmberImmortelleVanillaMusk
InformationalShared notesTobacco, Hay and Amber. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring57
Summer29
Fall100
Winter100
Day62
Night100
Spring50
Summer19
Fall97
Winter100
Day71
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#41,922
PerfumerDarren Alan
Launched—
Reviews0
Overall rank#892
PerfumerSultan Pasha
Launched—
Reviews59
Category winnerTabac GrandeHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotDead or Alive by Statik Olfactive smells like walking into an old frontier saloon with a glass of neat rye whiskey in hand. The opening hits with boozy warmth, spicy grain, and a distinct crackle of spent gunpowder. As the scent settles, dry tumbleweed and sweet hay blend into heavy oak barrel staves and rich jacket l…
Reviews →Tabac Grande is a potent, concentrated attar built around a core of sweet, boozy tobacco. It captures the atmosphere of fine leaf tobacco cured in cognac and spices. Perfect for autumn or winter evenings, this composition offers intense performance that suits those who want their fragrance to be the defining element o…
Reviews →InformationalRead bothTaste is personal
How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Dead or Alive or Tabac Grande?
Tabac Grande takes 3 of 5 categories. Dead or Alive is rated 4.50/5 from 16 votes; Tabac Grande is rated 4.48/5 from 176 votes. Choose Dead or Alive for a whiskey and woody character. Wins on value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Tabac Grande for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Dead or Alive or Tabac Grande?
Tabac Grande lasts longest (Tabac Grande 90/100, Dead or Alive 80/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Dead or Alive or Tabac Grande?
Projection is very close: Dead or Alive 80/100, Tabac Grande 80/100 for sillage.
Do Dead or Alive and Tabac Grande smell similar?
Clearly different: a 32% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share tobacco, amber and woody accords. Common notes include Tobacco, Hay and Amber.
Is Dead or Alive or Tabac Grande better for summer or winter?
Dead or Alive suits evening wear; Tabac Grande suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Dead or Alive and Tabac Grande?
Dead or Alive has top notes of Whiskey, Tobacco, gunpowder and Rye, heart notes of Tumbleweed, Hay, Guaiac Wood and Oak, a base of Amber, Leather, Castoreum and Sweat. Tabac Grande has top notes of Tobacco, Cognac, Coffee and Saffron, heart notes of Cacao, Tonka Bean, Jasmine and Osmanthus, a base of Hay, Agarwood (Oud), Civet and Hyrax.
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