Flying Dutch vs The Apartment
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
12%scent match
Clearly different
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Flying Dutch takes 2 of 3 categories.
Flying DutchChoose it for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear.
The ApartmentChoose it for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Flying Dutch2/3
The Apartment1/3
- Ratings & consensus
- Not scored
- Community sentiment
- Not scored
- Longevity
- Flying Dutch
- Sillage & projection
- Flying Dutch
- Value for money
- Not scored
- Versatility
- Not scored
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- The Apartment
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Flying DutchRoyal CrownThe ApartmentAbelWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split4.14/ 5 · 7 votes
Have 4%Had 0%Want 96%
3.93/ 5 · 54 votes
Have 30%Had 1%Want 69%
Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate43%Love
43%Like
0%Ok
14%Dislike
0%Hate
7 votes · too few to score
37%Love
31%Like
19%Ok
13%Dislike
0%Hate
54 votes
Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityFlying Dutch
SillageFlying Dutch
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerNot enough dataBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by bothmarine100%
aromatic83%
aquatic65%
woody48%
rum30%
warm spicy100%
sweet92%
amber84%
rum77%
cherry69%
cacao61%
Scent match12%Clearly different · both rum
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop20-30 mins
SeaweedGeraniumCumin
Heart3-4 hrs
Sea NotesRumTobaccoTuberose
Base7-9+ hrs
ebony treeMyrrhTonka BeanMexican Vanilla
Top
RumCherry
Heart
CacaoTuberoseJasmine
Base
Tolu BalsamMyrrh
InformationalShared notesRum, Tuberose and Myrrh. Durations are only published for Flying Dutch, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer50
Fall0
Winter0
Day100
Night100
Spring30
Summer9
Fall100
Winter96
Day75
Night100
Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesNot enough votes yet
InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#44,626
PerfumerAntonio Visconti
Launched—
Reviews1
Overall rank#11,102
PerfumerIsaac Sinclair
Launched—
Reviews61
Category winnerThe ApartmentHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotFlying Dutch by Royal Crown brings the smell of a rugged seaside tavern directly to your skin. It opens with salty seaweed, crisp green geranium, and a faint prickle of warm cumin. As the salty breeze settles, dark aged rum and sweet pipe tobacco take center stage, giving the fresh marine air an unexpected boozy richn…
Reviews →Abel The Apartment is a dark-leaning gourmand that wears like a cherry rum cocktail dusted with cacao, then softens into powdery florals and warm resins. Reviewers often describe it as cosy and intimate, more “whisper” than shout, with a natural cherry that avoids cough-syrup vibes. If you love boozy cherry and chocol…
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, Flying Dutch or The Apartment?
Flying Dutch takes 2 of 3 categories. Flying Dutch is rated 4.14/5 from 7 votes; The Apartment is rated 3.93/5 from 54 votes. Choose Flying Dutch for a marine and aromatic character. Wins on longevity and sillage & projection. Best in spring, day or night wear. Choose The Apartment for a warm spicy and sweet character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Flying Dutch or The Apartment?
They last about the same: Flying Dutch 55/100, The Apartment 54/100 for longevity in community votes.
Which projects more, Flying Dutch or The Apartment?
Flying Dutch projects furthest (Flying Dutch 65/100, The Apartment 35/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Flying Dutch and The Apartment smell similar?
Clearly different: a 12% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share rum accords. Common notes include Rum, Tuberose and Myrrh.
Is Flying Dutch or The Apartment better for summer or winter?
Flying Dutch suits day or night wear; The Apartment suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Flying Dutch and The Apartment?
Flying Dutch has top notes of Seaweed, Geranium and Cumin, heart notes of Sea Notes, Rum, Tobacco and Tuberose, a base of ebony tree, Myrrh, Tonka Bean and Mexican Vanilla. The Apartment has top notes of Rum and Cherry, heart notes of Cacao, Tuberose and Jasmine, a base of Tolu Balsam and Myrrh.
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