Fragrance comparison

Kuhuyan vs Tabac Grande

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 22 Oct 2026 507 ratings analysed

Kuhuyan

Parfums de Marly

3.84331 votes

Rank #9,351 LeatherAnimalic

Full profile Similar & dupes

17%scent match

Clearly different

7 wins

Tabac Grande

Sultan Pasha Attars

4.48176 votes

Rank #863 SweetWarm Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Tabac Grande takes 7 of 7 categories.

Kuhuyan
Choose it for a leather and animalic character. Best in winter, evening wear.
Tabac Grande
Choose it for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Kuhuyan0/7

Tabac Grande7/7

Ratings & consensus: Tabac Grande
Community sentiment: Tabac Grande
Longevity: Tabac Grande
Sillage & projection: Tabac Grande
Value for money: Tabac Grande
Versatility: Tabac Grande
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Tabac Grande

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

KuhuyanParfums de Marly

Tabac GrandeSultan Pasha Attars

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.84/ 5 · 331 votes

Have 68%Had 32%Want 0%

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 hate

40%Love

30%Like

8%Ok

16%Dislike

5%Hate

331 votes

78%Love

15%Like

1%Ok

6%Dislike

0%Hate

101 votes

Category winnerTabac GrandeMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity72

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate71

⏱ Longevity90

〰 Sillage80

♥ Love / hate89

Category winners

LongevityTabac Grande

SillageTabac Grande

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value35

¤ Price value62

Category winnerTabac GrandeBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

animalic92%

amber84%

ozonic77%

vanilla69%

powdery61%

sweet100%

warm spicy92%

tobacco84%

amber77%

musky69%

woody61%

Scent match17%Clearly different · both amber

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top15-30 mins

Violet LeafJasmine

Heart2-4 hrs

LeatherHeliotrope

Base6-8+ hrs

AmbergrisAgarwood (Oud)Tonka Bean

Top

TobaccoCognacCoffeeSaffronHawthorn

Heart

CacaoTonka BeanJasmineOsmanthusHeliotropeDamask Rose

Base

HayAgarwood (Oud)CivetHyraxAmberImmortelleVanillaMusk

InformationalShared notesJasmine, Heliotrope, Agarwood (Oud) and Tonka Bean. Durations are only published for Kuhuyan, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring60

Summer0

Fall0

Winter100

Day70

Night100

Spring50

Summer19

Fall97

Winter100

Day71

Night100

Category winnerTabac GrandeMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men71

Unisex23

Women7

Work 32%Date 29%Casual 28%Party 12%

Men79

Unisex21

Women0

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#9,351

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews41

Overall rank#863

PerfumerSultan Pasha

Launched—

Reviews59

Category winnerTabac GrandeHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Parfums de Marly Kuhuyan is a clean, herbal take on leather. It skips the heavy smoke of traditional biker jackets. Instead, you get a sharp snap of green violet leaf and breezy jasmine right off the sprayer. The heart introduces a smooth leather jacket aroma softened by powdery heliotrope, which smells like sweet alm…

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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…

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Kuhuyan or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande takes 7 of 7 categories. Kuhuyan is rated 3.84/5 from 331 votes; Tabac Grande is rated 4.48/5 from 176 votes. Choose Kuhuyan for a leather and animalic character. Best in winter, evening wear. Choose Tabac Grande for a sweet and warm spicy character. Wins on ratings & consensus, community sentiment and longevity. Best in winter, evening wear.

Which lasts longer, Kuhuyan or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande lasts longest (Tabac Grande 90/100, Kuhuyan 72/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Kuhuyan or Tabac Grande?

Tabac Grande projects furthest (Tabac Grande 80/100, Kuhuyan 65/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Kuhuyan and Tabac Grande smell similar?

Clearly different: a 17% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share amber accords. Common notes include Jasmine, Heliotrope, Agarwood (Oud) and Tonka Bean.

Is Kuhuyan or Tabac Grande better for summer or winter?

For summer, Tabac Grande is the stronger pick. For winter, Kuhuyan is the stronger pick. Kuhuyan suits evening wear; Tabac Grande suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.

What are the notes in Kuhuyan and Tabac Grande?

Kuhuyan has top notes of Violet Leaf and Jasmine, heart notes of Leather and Heliotrope, a base of Ambergris, Agarwood (Oud) and Tonka Bean. 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.