Flower Café vs Amphorae 27
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
33%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Flower Café takes 3 of 4 categories.
Flower CaféChoose it for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter.
Amphorae 27Choose it for a fresh spicy and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Flower Café3/4
Amphorae 271/4
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Flower Café
- Sillage & projection
- Amphorae 27
- Value for money
- Flower Café
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Flower Café
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Flower CaféBotanicaeAmphorae 27XerjoffWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.81/ 5 · 176 votes
Have 80%Had 20%Want 0%
3.38/ 5 · 8 votes
Have 7%Had 2%Want 91%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate29%Love
43%Like
13%Ok
10%Dislike
5%Hate
176 votes
50%Love
0%Like
13%Ok
13%Dislike
25%Hate
8 votes · too few to score
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityFlower Café
SillageAmphorae 27
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerFlower CaféBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothrose100%
vanilla91%
coffee83%
warm spicy74%
powdery65%
amber56%
fresh spicy100%
musky92%
animalic84%
warm spicy77%
amber69%
powdery61%
Scent match33%Clearly different · both warm spicy, powdery and amber
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
Black PepperCloves
Heart
RoseCoffee
Base
Madagascar VanillaAmberMusk
Top
ClovesBrazilian OrangeCuminCalabrian bergamotCardamomBlack Pepper
Heart
NutmegYlang-YlangBulgarian Rose
Base
AmbergrisMuskCivetSingapore PatchouliMadagascar Vanilla
InformationalShared notesBlack Pepper, Cloves, Rose and Madagascar Vanilla. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring76
Summer0
Fall0
Winter100
Day–
Night–
Spring50
Summer75
Fall100
Winter100
Day75
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#16,054
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews9
Overall rank#60,664
PerfumerNot listed
Launched—
Reviews1
Category winnerFlower CaféHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotBotanicae Flower Café pairs a sharp burst of black pepper and cloves with a rich, jammy red rose that dominates the opening minutes. As the spices calm down, dark coffee and Madagascar vanilla surface to soften the floral edge without turning heavy or cloying. Amber and white musk settle into the background after an h…
Reviews →Amphorae 27 by Xerjoff hits skin with an unyielding blast of sharp cloves, pungent cumin, and crushed black pepper, brightened briefly by Calabrian bergamot and Brazilian orange. As the initial spice storm simmers, a dark floral heart of ylang-ylang and Bulgarian rose surfaces alongside earthy nutmeg. The deep dry-dow…
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, Flower Café or Amphorae 27?
Flower Café takes 3 of 4 categories. Flower Café is rated 3.81/5 from 176 votes; Amphorae 27 is rated 3.38/5 from 8 votes. Choose Flower Café for a rose and vanilla character. Wins on longevity, value for money and fragranxe ranking. Best in winter. Choose Amphorae 27 for a fresh spicy and musky character. Wins on sillage & projection. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Flower Café or Amphorae 27?
Flower Café lasts longest (Flower Café 63/100, Amphorae 27 55/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Flower Café or Amphorae 27?
Amphorae 27 projects furthest (Amphorae 27 67/100, Flower Café 57/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Flower Café and Amphorae 27 smell similar?
Clearly different: a 33% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share warm spicy, powdery and amber accords. Common notes include Black Pepper, Cloves, Rose and Madagascar Vanilla.
Is Flower Café or Amphorae 27 better for summer or winter?
Amphorae 27 suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Flower Café and Amphorae 27?
Flower Café has top notes of Black Pepper and Cloves, heart notes of Rose and Coffee, a base of Madagascar Vanilla, Amber and Musk. Amphorae 27 has top notes of Cloves, Brazilian Orange, Cumin and Calabrian bergamot, heart notes of Nutmeg, Ylang-Ylang and Bulgarian Rose, a base of Ambergris, Musk, Civet and Singapore Patchouli.
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